Davis Islands Luxury Home Tour Ends This Weekend

The Pediatric Cancer Foundation luxury home tour fundraiser ends this weekend, August 2. The luxury mansion at 3332 Blanca Avenue overlooks the Hillsborough Bay. It  is open for tours Thursday through Sunday from Noon to 6PM. The 9,000 square foot, $6.5 million dollar home offer some of the finest furnishings on display in the bay [...]

TGH Doc Accused of Keeping Evidence After Surgery

Apparently a Tampa General Hospital doctor is in a little hot water with law enforcement. Dr. David J. Ciesla, medical director of the trauma center at Tampa General Hospital, is being accused of not turning over evidence to officials after operating on a fugitive back in April. The Tampa Tribune is reporting: Ciesla, 42, was [...]

Council Hears Loud and Clear “Save the DI Pool!”

The Roy Jenkins pool is old, historic, an island treasure, and costs lots of money to maintain. One could almost  call today’s Tampa City council meeting the start of the “Save The DI Pool” drive. The closing of the Davis Islands Roy Jenkins pool moved to  council chambers this morning. Tampa Parks and Recreation closed [...]

An Open Letter to the Island – Re: Roy Jenkins Pool

Jennifer Fadal, past president of the Davis Islands Chamber of Commerce, island business owner and realtor offers this open letter to the island concerning recent developments with the Roy Jenkins Pool on Davis Islands. Some background. Tampa Parks and Rec announced it would not open the pool this season because of failure to meet new federal [...]

Peter O’Knight Plane Stolen?

Did someone fly a plane out of the Peter O’Knight Airport in the dead of night, and bring it back without being spotted? That’s what the Tampa Police department is investigating. Apparently the owner of the plane reported someone apparently took the plane out of the hangar, flew it and brought it back. The $10,000 [...]

No Wake Zone to Rick’s On The River?

Take a boat ride down the Seddon Channel and you hit the first “No Wake Zone” just before the Majorie Park Marina and US Coast Guard station. From there it’s an idle only cruise down the Hillsborough River until you get to the Performing Arts Center. Now there is a push to extend the no-wake [...]

A&E’s Intervention Tells DI Man’s Story

Cable Network A&E is airing an emotional profile on a former Davis Island man, Bret Cansler. Cansler and his family is the focus of his battle with alcoholism. From A&ETV.com … Bret once had a promising career in real estate. But the stress to make more money to provide for his family took its toll, [...]

Jordan Valdez Turns Herself In To Police

At 1244PM on Wednesday, Davis Islands teenager, Jordan Valdez walked into the Orient Road Jail with her mother and turned herself in.  She was officially charged with leaving the scene of a crash with a death and  photographed. Twenty minutes later she was released on her own recongnizance and heading home. (Click here for the [...]

Davis Islands Teen Charged in Hit and Run Case

The St. Pete Times is reporting the Hillsborough State Attorney Generals office has filed felony charges against Davis Islands teen Jordan Valdez. According to the tampabay.com Valdez, 17, faces one count of leaving the scene of an accident with death, a first-degree felony that carries a maximum punishment of 30 years in prison. Assistant State [...]

Davis Islands Seaplane Basin Getting Attention

A small army of heavy equipment descended on the Seaplane Basin on Davis Islands this morning. The mission to remove an abandoned sailboat and take an assessment of the remaining 60 plus boats moored in the basin. A 26 foot Catalina, scavaged of parts and leaking diesel fuel, was lifted by crane to a waiting demolition team. The boat [...]

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