LeRoy Collins Jr. Funeral Monday

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 [...]

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.

Chez Bryce to Close

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]