My Seminole Heights

The Old Seminole Heights Neighborhood Association (OSHNA) will be holding its 11th annual home tour on Sunday April 5th. The tour is considered one of the largest and best run in Tampa Bay.
 
The tour runs from 11:30 am to 5:30 pm and is based out of the Hillsborough High School. There is plenty of parking at the school and the school itself will be showing off recent renovations. The principle and students will be on site to guide guests through the school.
 

In the works for a long time, Parks and Recreation have completed the main structure.  The gazeebo is built from a prefab metal kit and looks nice.  It overlooks the playground and is connected to everything with new concrete paths.

Add together the Sulphur Springs Tower, a giant inflatable whatsit, the Hillsborough River, and the Arc of the Covenant and what do you get?  A whole lotta fun.
 
Every year , Tampa Theater hosts free movies around Tampa shown on a giant inflatable movie screen.  This family-friendly event is well attended. Bring your own folding chairs, picnic basket, and frisbees to the park and enjoy the feel of a drive-in movie without the exhaust fumes.
 

    One of the benefits of living in a great place like Tampa, Florida is the number of days we can enjoy outside.  Seminole Heights is blessed with a number of excelent parks and other outdoor facilities for our residents and guests.

Tonight at the Metro Center in Seminole Heights, a large group of interested neighbors, experienced organic gardeners, academics, and a city council member met to discuss starting a community garden in Seminole Heights. Neighbors and experts discussed various ways to organize such an effort, whether or not it should be limited to organic growing, and what sort of mix between personal plots and communal gardening might be best.
 

Seminole Heights will find itself briefly in the culinary spotlight when Diana Kennedy, noted chef specializing in Mexican cuisine, comes to our very own El Taconazo (the Taco Bus) to teach cooking lessons. Chef Rene Valenzuela, owner of El Taconazo, will host Diana on Friday February 13th at his restaurant for a book signing and lessons.

Greetings. My hope for My Seminole Heights is to create a neighborhood news site that focuses on those things that exemplify why we choose to live here. We all know that there are things in Seminole Heights that need improving; people talk about them every day. In an attempt to find what is right in the neighborhood, let us start talking about those things that we enjoy and love about living here.

I sometimes get so energized to tackle the tough issues that we face around there that I forget to tackle the "fluff". Fluff is important too!