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.

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; [...]

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 [...]

Dingfelder Is In – No He’s Out – No He’s In..

The Hillsborough County Democratic party voted in an emergency meeting Wednesday night to appoint former Tampa City Councilman John Dingfelder, as their choice of candidate for the District 1 Seat on Hillsborough County Commission.
Dingfelder tells DiBuzz, “with advice from many, I decided that it was best to put that tainted race behind me and to [...]

Golf Carts on DI to Remain Illegal

Back in March, then Tampa City Councilman John Dingfelder heard from a few island residents that wanted the city to consider granting Davis Islands “golf cart preferred” status, allowing the use of carts on island streets. Dingfelder made room on the today’s council agenda for discussion from residents and city officials.
It took less than [...]

City Changes Trash Pickup – Some Not Happy

For the first time in nearly 25 year the city of Tampa is changing its trash pickup schedule. If the number of various trash, recycle and yard waste cans on island streets are an indication, I would say not everyone has gotten the word about the new residential trash pick up schedule.
The new schedule went [...]

2010 Hurricane Forecast “BUSY!!”

The National Hurricane Center released its forecast for the 2010 season today. Warmer than normal waters are pushing forecast to call for a higher than normal amount of storms.
Here is what NOAA is reporting:
Across the entire Atlantic Basin for the six-month season, which begins June 1, NOAA is projecting a 70 percent probability of the [...]

Tampa Launches New Alert System

The City of Tampa has launched a new notification system, Alert Tampa, replacing Reverse 911.
Registering for Alert Tampa is free and citizens who live or work in Tampa are encouraged to sign up at www.tampagov.net/alerttampa.
The new system will allow the City to notify registrants of important information through voicemail, text messages and email alerts. Emergency [...]

DI Trail Construction Underway

The planning, and pomp and circumstance are over, now the Davis Islands Trail is on track to becoming a reality. City leaders and island residents gathered at the Seaplane Basin Park on Tuesday, April 20 to turn the first ceremonial shovels of dirt on the recreational project.
Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio told the crowd the trail [...]

Wave of Car Breakins Hit the Islands

The car breakins continue on the island. Harold Moore with the Neighborhood Watch just shared this email about a string of cars hit overnight.
People….People…PEOPLE!!!!! Davis Islands is becoming known as a Bandit Buffet. Last night alone there were 8 (eight) auto burglaries on Davis Islands. I use the term “burglaries” loosely, as police report the [...]

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