THE DAVIS ISLANDS VIEW NEWSLETTER
Welcome to the February issue of the Islands View newsletter. The pirates are starting to sail away and the City/Davis Islands is getting back to normal. With February being the month of love, we identified a great event that your home and garden will love. As always have a great month and we will see you around the Islands.
ISLANDS NEWS
A New Islands Resturant
Rain Barrels, Compost and More!
The UF/IFAS Extensions Hillsborough County is holding its “Compost Happens, Microirrigation and Rainwater Harvesting Workshop”
- Fountain Mediterranean – Special menu with reservations (open seating available)
- 220 East – Special menu with reservations (open seating available)
- Tasty Roots – 20% off desserts
- TeBella – Valentines Day tea specials (love potion #9 and sweetheart fog)
- Wag Natural Pet Market – 20% off Gourmet Valentine Day Dog Cookies
- Make sure to check out our other island favorites: Margaritas, Farrell’s on the Island, Grecian Island, Zigi Cafe (under new ownership), Islands Pizza, Molly Malone’s, Anchor Bar and Oggi
- Pirate Water Taxi – Ultimate Valentines Day Dinner Cruise
- Park Under the Stars at Seaplane Basin
- Take a stroll along the Davis Islands Trail
- Share wine, coffee or dessert at DI Coffee Bar
First Responders Appreciation Day
That Saturday February 4th the Davis Islands Civic Association is hosting a First Responders Appreciation Day at the Davis Islands Firehouse (corner of E Davis Blvd & Cayuga Ave) The celebration is from 1pm-3pm and great for the kids to meet our fire and police personnel.
Davis Islands Welcome Packet
If you are new to Davis Islands this month I encourage you to download our updated New Resident Packet. This will give you great information on the Islands History, Islands Business Directory and Common Contact numbers for our great amenities.
NEXTDOOR.COM – Davis Islands
Davis Islands’ Nextdoor.com site is growing by leaps and bounds. We are now over 1,359 neighbors with the next closest South Tampa neighborhood having 365! I highly encourage you to Register for free @ Nextdoor.com/DavisIslands to stay updated on our Islands community. Also if you are already a member please invite one other person and remember this is just for Davis Islands residents.
Next Davis Islands Civic Board Meeting
The next meeting of the DI Civic Association will be held Tuesday February 7th at the Sandra Freedman Tennis Complex, starting at 7pm.
DAVIS ISLANDS LAND DEVELOPMENT & ZONING ACTIVITY
We thought it would be helpful to keep residents updated on requests made to the City of Tampa for zoning, variance or design changes for properties on the Islands. Each month the City of Tampa publishes these filings for all City of Tampa residents, it is called the C.A.R.E. S Newsletter. Details on the filings can be found by logging into the City of Tampa Online Portal This months requests are as follows:
no updates as of this time
OUR MARKET ACTIVITY
484 BOSPHOROUS AVE | DAVIS ISLANDS – JUST LISTED
157 BALTIC CIRCLE | DAVIS ISLANDS – SOLD
Prime lot on Davis Islands. This lot is 145 ft deep and surrounded by beautiful homes. Excellent opportunity to build new, utilize as a rental or renovate/expand.
106 ADALIA AVE | DAVIS ISLANDS – UNDER CONTRACT
Waterfront – Deep water canal | 75 X 120 lot
Quite possible the most ideal waterfront lot on Davis Islands available for sale –
