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LeRoy Collins Jr. Funeral Monday
July 30, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Funeral services for LeRoy Collins will take place Monday, August 2 at 10:45 a.m. at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Tampa. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations in his name be made to either the Florida Veterans Foundation, Inc., 4040 Esplanade Way, Suite 180, Tallahassee, FL 32399-0950, or St. Andrew’s Foundation, 509 East Twiggs Street, Tampa, FL 33602. An early morning bike ride to his regular rowing workout at UT Rowing Center ended in tragedy for Davis Islands resident LeRoy Collins. Tampa police says, Thursday morning, while crossing was crossing South Hyde Park... [Read the full story]
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Accident Blocks DI Bridge
July 20, 2010 · 1 Comment
A car traveling onto Davis Islands just after Noon today, hit a guard rail and flipped onto the driver side of the car. The accident caused a backup getting onto the islands and TGH traffic was routed onto the island along Columbia Drive. Read More →
Island Events
4th of July Will Not Effect Trash Pickup
June 30, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Due to the change in pick up schedules just after Memorial Day, the trash pickup on the islands will not be effected the week of the 4th. The new household trash day on the island are Tuesdays, with household trash, recycle and yard waste on Fridays. The city no longer slides the schedule, as in years past. Instead just moves to the next schedule pick up day. Happy 4th! Read More →
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Island Gymnast One of Best in State
December 11, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Mix countless hours of practice, preparation and workouts outs and you get results! Just ask 8 year old Carly Griffin. Carly, daughter of Kim and David Griffin, competed with her team from Premier Gymnastics recently in the 2009 Florida USA Gymnastic meet in Lakeland. This is where all level 5 gymnasts in Florida come to show their stuff. Its also where the practice and preparation pays off. Carly finished second in the state with her score, including a 9.4 out of 10 score on the beam. Her team also took first place honors in the medium size team division. A great performance against an estimated... [Read the full story]
Island Business
Chez Bryce to Close
July 13, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Another Davis Islands business will shut its doors this weekend, in what is becoming a common scene in the Davis Islands Village. Bryce Whittlesey, owner and chef of Chez Bryce sent out an email blast this weekend, alerting supporters he will be closing the doors. Note the reference to the dates are June, but actually are July closing dates. Below is the email from Whittlesaey; Dear Friends, We regret to inform you that Chez Bryce will be closing its doors on Sunday, June 18th. We are deeply saddened by this, but due to the recession and current economy, we are unable to continue to operate. ... [Read the full story]
Real Estate
TGH Buys South Tampa Property
November 11, 2009 · Leave a Comment
The Tampa Business Journal is reporting Tampa General Hospital is buying South Tampa property and planning to move some of it’s office staff from Davis Islands. The article says TGH paid $3.8 million for two parcels at 606 West Kennedy Boulevard. Hospital spokesman John Dunn says the plans are to move some of it’s non-surgical support staff. Dunn told the business paper, “it make more sense for us to buy the building than rent office space downtown.” Here is a link to the full TBJ article: Tampa General Hospital snaps up Kennedy Boulevard properties – Tampa Bay Business... [Read the full story]
Island News
Accident Blocks DI Bridge
A car traveling onto Davis Islands just after Noon today, hit a guard rail and flipped onto the driver side of the car. The accident caused a backup getting onto the islands and TGH traffic was routed onto the island along Columbia Drive. Read More →
SCAM ALERT! Be On the Lookout for Oil Spill Scams
Released today by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services: The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill has become the worst ecological disaster in U.S. history, and continues to adversely affect the lives of residents along the entire Gulf Coast. It is always uplifting to see Americans band together to help each other in such a catastrophe;... Read more of this article
New Lawn Watering Rules in Effect July 1
Hoping to avoid deep watering restrictions from last year, the city of Tampa has adopted the Southwest Florida Water Management’s guidelines on year round water use. For Davis Islands residents it depends on whether you have reclaimed water or not. For those without reclaimed and on regular water the restrictions are twice a week watering under... Read more of this article
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