This Weeks Community:
Oldsmar is a fabulous community in Pinellas County named for automobile pioneer R. E. Olds, founder of Oldsmobile. It is centrally located on the Northern End of Old Tampa Bay and convenient to many destinations. The 2013 population was 13,796. The residents take a lot of pride in their community and many get involved in promoting as well as attending their numerous festivals. They also support Oldsmar Cares, an organization that meets community needs through a food bank, community closet, employment assistance, and some financial assistance for helping residents in need with utilities and mortgage/rent payments. Oldsmar has numerous festivals including the upcoming Top Of The Bay Oktoberfest. It's residents love it's numerous parks (over 10) including R.E. Olds Park which is the location for numerous events including Oldsmar Days and Nights, a festival that has been a tradition in Oldsmar for over 50 years now and includes live music, carnival rides, a water skiing show and numerous vendors.To learn more about Oldsmar's parks (including the Molbby Bayou Preserve which consist of over 396 acres of land) go to Oldsmar Parks. Oldsmar is also home to the Tampa Bay Water Ski Show Team. The team entertains the public with free water ski shows on Tower Lake. Shows are Saturday evenings at 6:00 p.m. with the exception of the last show of the season, the Holiday show which is performed at 4:00 p.m. the Saturday after Thanksgiving. Learn more at Tampa Water Ski. Oldsmar also has a BMX Supercross track. Learn more and review the schedule at Oldsmar BMX. The The Oldsmar Flea Market has been in existence for over 30 years. There are over 450 vendors on over 20 acres selling items from Antiques to Kayaks. The flea market is open on Saturdays and Sundays from 9:00 - 5:00 p.m
Oldsmar is a fabulous community in Pinellas County named for automobile pioneer R. E. Olds, founder of Oldsmobile. It is centrally located on the Northern End of Old Tampa Bay and convenient to many destinations. The 2013 population was 13,796. The residents take a lot of pride in their community and many get involved in promoting as well as attending their numerous festivals. They also support Oldsmar Cares, an organization that meets community needs through a food bank, community closet, employment assistance, and some financial assistance for helping residents in need with utilities and mortgage/rent payments. Oldsmar has numerous festivals including the upcoming Top Of The Bay Oktoberfest. It's residents love it's numerous parks (over 10) including R.E. Olds Park which is the location for numerous events including Oldsmar Days and Nights, a festival that has been a tradition in Oldsmar for over 50 years now and includes live music, carnival rides, a water skiing show and numerous vendors.To learn more about Oldsmar's parks (including the Molbby Bayou Preserve which consist of over 396 acres of land) go to Oldsmar Parks. Oldsmar is also home to the Tampa Bay Water Ski Show Team. The team entertains the public with free water ski shows on Tower Lake. Shows are Saturday evenings at 6:00 p.m. with the exception of the last show of the season, the Holiday show which is performed at 4:00 p.m. the Saturday after Thanksgiving. Learn more at Tampa Water Ski. Oldsmar also has a BMX Supercross track. Learn more and review the schedule at Oldsmar BMX. The The Oldsmar Flea Market has been in existence for over 30 years. There are over 450 vendors on over 20 acres selling items from Antiques to Kayaks. The flea market is open on Saturdays and Sundays from 9:00 - 5:00 p.m
To learn of upcoming events in Oldsmar go to Events To learn more about Oldsmar go to Oldsmar. To learn about other communities in the Tampa Bay area see my previous post or go to Communities
A Favorite Place in Oldsmar:
A favorite place in Oldsmar is City Fish Grill which was the 2014 Gold Winner for Seafood in the Best of North Tampa. Inside the restaurant the ambience is stylish and warm. You also have the option to eat outside in a fully screened in seating area. There is an outdoor bar in addition to the indoor bar. The menu provides a lot of options made from the freshest and finest ingredients. In addition to a large variety of entrees there is a nice variety of salads and sides that includes Black Truffle Oil Mac N Cheese. The restaurant has a fabulous Sunday Brunch which includes a build your own (with all of the fixings) Bloody Mary Station (unlimited) and all you can drink Mimosas, Margaritas, and Sangrias. The food options include a carving station for salmon, ham, turkey,and roast beef, a waffle station, and a taco station, as well as sushi and crab legs, and numerous other offerings. To top it off is a chocolate fountain for dipping fruit and cake. I would love to share your favorite place in your community. Email me at Susan@susandsorensen.com
The Oldsmar Tap House is a nice local hangout located in the small downtown area of Oldsmar and has a great relaxed atmosphere. You get to explore a wide variety of craft beers and enjoy a happy hour Mondays through Fridays from 4 - 7 p.m. There is a Ladies Night (Wednesdays) and a Trivia Night on Thursdays. At times they have live entertainment and you can enjoy NFL Ticket on Sunday Nights and Monday Night Football Specials. The wait staff is friendly and they serve up some yummy bar food which includes fries that can be ordered with their famous sassy sauce and blue cheese crumbles and their most popular Mojo Sliders, slow cooked pulled pork with garlic and mojo sauce. Check them out.
A Favorite Place in Oldsmar:
A favorite place in Oldsmar is City Fish Grill which was the 2014 Gold Winner for Seafood in the Best of North Tampa. Inside the restaurant the ambience is stylish and warm. You also have the option to eat outside in a fully screened in seating area. There is an outdoor bar in addition to the indoor bar. The menu provides a lot of options made from the freshest and finest ingredients. In addition to a large variety of entrees there is a nice variety of salads and sides that includes Black Truffle Oil Mac N Cheese. The restaurant has a fabulous Sunday Brunch which includes a build your own (with all of the fixings) Bloody Mary Station (unlimited) and all you can drink Mimosas, Margaritas, and Sangrias. The food options include a carving station for salmon, ham, turkey,and roast beef, a waffle station, and a taco station, as well as sushi and crab legs, and numerous other offerings. To top it off is a chocolate fountain for dipping fruit and cake. I would love to share your favorite place in your community. Email me at Susan@susandsorensen.com
The Oldsmar Tap House is a nice local hangout located in the small downtown area of Oldsmar and has a great relaxed atmosphere. You get to explore a wide variety of craft beers and enjoy a happy hour Mondays through Fridays from 4 - 7 p.m. There is a Ladies Night (Wednesdays) and a Trivia Night on Thursdays. At times they have live entertainment and you can enjoy NFL Ticket on Sunday Nights and Monday Night Football Specials. The wait staff is friendly and they serve up some yummy bar food which includes fries that can be ordered with their famous sassy sauce and blue cheese crumbles and their most popular Mojo Sliders, slow cooked pulled pork with garlic and mojo sauce. Check them out.
Your Perfect Florida Day:
Thank you to Patti Webster for providing these fabulous photos for this week's post. Patti's perfect day is a day on the water kiteboarding with friends. She loves to kite at Sunset Beach, Fred Howard Park, the Dunedin Causeway, Anclote, and Three Rookers in North Pinellas. In South Pinellas County kiteboarders enjoy kiteboarding around the Skyway Bridge and Fort DeSoto on windy Days. Patti's favorite instructor is Sean Buell. I would love to share your pictures and your experience of a perfect Florida day. Email me at Susan@susandsorensen.com (If you have any life insurance needs you can contact Patti at Webster Life Insurance.
Real Estate Statistics:
For the month of August the average sale price for a condo in the zipcode of Oldsmar was $111.436, the average days on the market 73, selling at 94% of list price with an average price per heated square foot of $86. The average price of a single family home or townhouse was $242,686, the average days on the market being 72 and selling at 96% of list price with an average price per heated square foot of $118. (This information comes from the Suncoast Multiple Listing Service (MLS)).If you are interested in seeing what you can get for your money in your favorite neighborhood you can search for properties via my free Keller Williams Mobile App My KW App Or you may go to my website at susandsorensen.com
Creating Relationships:
The Tampa Bay area, which is ideal for small business owners/entrepreneurs, people looking to reinvent themselves, and people starting their second chapter in life, has many options for developing new friendships and business relationships. I mentioned in a previous post, joining clubs that revolve around an interest you have as well as looking for opportunities to volunteer. You can do both if you have an interest in the theatre by becoming a "Gargoyle" (volunteer) at the Tampa Theatre. You can volunteer for Mad Theatre (voted best community theatre by Broadway World Tampa) and become a part of the Tampa Bay Time Bank. (I'll share more about this in another post.) Carrollwood Players Theatre uses volunteers for everything from lights and makeup to ushering in guest as does West Coast Players. Throughout the year you may get an opportunity to greet, take tickets, and usher at The Palladium Theater. To learn more about opportunities with Stageworks go to Stageworks Theatre. You can apply for volunteer opportunities with Free Fall Theatre by following this link Volunteer to fill out a form. In Safety Harbor you may volunteer with Eight O'clock Theatre. And to volunteer for next years Tampa Bay Theatre Festival go to Festival Volunteer.
