Tampa Heights Community Garden

New plots will be available for the spring planting so reserve yours as soon as possible because there are a limited number.

The Hillsborough County Extension Office will be giving presentations for "Compost Happens!" and "Water Wise" going from 10:00 - Noon.

Yoga in the Garden will be taking place at 9:30 am on Sunday, Jan. 22 - bring your a mat, towel, blanket and some water.

tampa heights community gardenThe community garden (located at 605 E. Frances Ave) is up and running with 25 individual plots and 2 communal plots.  

 If you're interested in purchasing a plot, please contact Kitty Wallace to get involved. For more information you can visit their website: http://www.tampaheightscommunitygarden.org/ or join their facebook group:  http://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/168774296550109/

 

Police Roll Call January 18, 2012 at 8pm

There will be a Police Roll Call on Jan. 18th at 8:00 pm. This is where the police show up in large numbers to do their roll call and they take a few minutes to say hello to the neighbors. There will be some food/drinks available.

Next Porch Party TBD

If anyone else would like to host a porch party, please contact: HeatherFrankel@TampaHeights.org for more information.

Historic Home Tours

Tampa Heights Home Tour
Stay tuned for more details for 2012.

Safety & Law Enforcement

Our local community officers are:
Officer Lippold (A cycle) contact info:
             Cell:     309-0965

 
Officers Ward and Gonzales (B cycle)  contact info:
              Cell:  310-0552 and 309-0981
Neighborhood Affairs Liaison:  Rebecca Jones:                           Cell:  242-3867
Our Crime Prevention Team Officer Duran:
              Cell:  813-310-8529

Police Department Non-Emergency Phone Number:  813-231-6130. And don't forget in an emergency or if you see a crime in progress call 911.

How to Contact City Government

The City of Tampa’s Neighborhood and Community Relations Office is available to help you navigate your way through city government.  With over 34 departments and nearly 5,000 employees, the task of determining which department to call first is sometimes overwhelming for residents. Our office is available to help connect you to the appropriate city department; provide contact information; or input your question, concern or suggestion directly into Tampa’s on-line Customer Service Center.  We can be reached at (813) 274-7835, and I encourage you to call.  Please be sure to also visit our website www.tampagov.net/neighborhoods to learn more about your neighborhood.


Tampa Heights Banner
Get you beautiful Tampa Heights banner!!!!  They have been hanging proudly through out the neighborhood. They will be sold at each Civic Association Meeting.  The price is $20 cash or check  (checks made out to Tampa Heights Civic Association).

The design of the flag is to the left. These flags will be quite large. Look for these flags hanging proudly on homes around Tampa Heights.

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*** Recent THCA NEWS***

The community continues to rehab the old Baptist Church into our Youth Development and Community Center!  Every Saturday- hard at work!

 
 
 

New Retail Businesses in Tampa Heights

Lee's Grocery is now serving pizza and has a wide selection of craft beers so stop by at the corner of Central Ave. & E. Frances between 11:30 am and 9:00 pm which are their normal hours.

300 East just opened and they sells decor with their shop located at the corner of Columbus and Morgan.

Upcoming Tampa Heights Civic Association Meetings

Jan. 26 - General Meeting
Feb. 14 - Board Meeting
Feb. 23 - General Meeting
March 13 - Board Meeting
March 22 - General Meeting

Location: Old Trolley Barn at " The Heights", 1910 N. Ola Ave.

See you all at the meeting, and please bring a neighbor!

 
Community Center Coming Soon

The renovation of the Tampa Heights Community Center is currently underway. Every Saturday morning, community volunteers have been chipping away from 9am - 12pm - please join if you have a chance. The Community Center will be a focus for the neighborhood - a place for gatherings, meetings, classes, or anything else we can imagine. Lumber and monetary donations are currently being accepted - go to http://www.thjca.org for more information.

 

Waterworks Park

The Waterworks Park has been closed for quite some time now, but with money recently allocated for improvements - changes are a coming.  Over the next 6-9 months look for some of the following:  expansion of the Riverwalk, lighting, permanent fencing, and the enhancement of the spring.

Riverwalk Plans

For the most updated news about the Riverwalk project that will connect Channelside to Tampa Heights, click on this website: 

http://www.thetampariverwalk.com/

http://www.tampagov.net/dept_riverwalk/

Suggestion Box

What would you like to talk about at our next Civic Association meeting?  Contact our President, Gail Smiley, with any topics you are interested in talking about.  Email GailDixon@tampaheights.org

 

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