Village Business Hit by Thieves

On the heels of Tampa Police warning islanders of car and garage breakins comes news of a more brash crime impacting local village business, Wag Pet Boutique. Jennifer Fadal, owner of Wag, says someone apparently stole a box of checks from the store and deposited checks of more than $2000 in their account. Fadal says [...]

Davis Islands Fish Kill Continues – City to Dredge Channel

Each day this week more and more fish are popping to the surface and the stinch  permeates the air if one is near the water. What’s causing it? Results back from the Environmental Protection Commission of Hillsborough County show poor water circulation and warmer water temperatures is causing lower than normal dissolved oxygen (DO) level [...]

Break-ins On The Rise on DI

There is a sign in the apex of West and East Davis Boulevards that needs your attention. The Tampa Police Department has parked a portable sign alerting the island to “secure your valuables” and “lock your vehicle”. Here’s the deal. Over the last few weeks there has been a rash of car break-ins and items [...]

Davis Islands Channel Water Starving Fish

As we reported here on DI Buzz over the weekend, several hundreds if not thousands of fish were discovered dead in the Currituck Channel on Davis Islands on Saturday. Today, August 25, environmental scientists have a pretty good idea of what is killing them.  Lack of oxygen in the water. Scientist from the Environmental Protection [...]

Pioneer Cleaners Sold

Pioneer Cleaners has been a Tampa staple for more than 94 years. Established in 1915 by I.G. Fonte, the Davis Islands location at 238 East Davis opened 45 years ago. The Fonte family owned three Pioneer Cleaners location on South MacDill, East Davis and North Florida Avenue.  Sam Fonte confirmed the sale today to DI [...]

Tampa Real Estate Market Update – Existing Home Sales Aug 09

by Christan Fadal – Dwell in Tampa.com This past Friday we received Sales of Existing Homes (Single-Family & Condo) for the month of July.  The numbers came in at an annual adjusted rate of 5.24 Million up 7.2% from a level of 4.89 million in June.  The July numbers come in about 5% above the 4.99 million units sold in [...]

Davis Islands Readying for National Air Event

Excitement Builds in Tampa for Summit by Sarah Brown – AOPA Online When visitors stream into Tampa, Fla., for AOPA Aviation Summit Nov. 5 through 7, Peter O. Knight Airport will be ready with newly surfaced runways, new lighting, and additional parking and hangar facilities. Peter O. Knight launched improvement projects late last year to [...]

Fish Kill on Davis Islands?

 An odd occurance Saturday afternoon as the tide was moving into the Currituck Channel on Davis Islands. Dead fish, hundreds of them, began floating into the canal. The fish dotted the waters from the mouth of the canal at Hillsborough River, under the West Davis Blvd bridge and further down into the channel. By Sunday morning [...]

Cautious Optimism For The Davis Islands Real Estate Market

Even though overall Tampa’s prices dropped 19% from one year ago, this year to date has shown a steady demand for Davis Islands properties.  Area averages are often affected greatly by one very low sale or one very high sale.  Regretfully there are still properties that will be short sales and foreclosures on Davis Islands [...]

Ronald McDonald House Golf Tourneys

The Ronald McDonald House Charities of Tampa Bay located on Davis Islands has three top notch golf tournaments on tap in the coming months. Kimal Lumber Race to a Cure Golf Tournament September 13, 2009 Capri Isles Golf Course, Venice See the flyer about this year’s golf tournament, which features a “STIMULUS RATE” of only $60 [...]

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