Porch Party This Saturday—With A Twist!

Join us at Debi & Vern's this Saturday for fun and fellowship with your neighbors! Kick off the new year with your neighbors—and meet new ones—for good food and great conversation. As always, please bring a dish to share and whatever you plan on drinking for yourself.

When : Saturday, January 18, 6:00pm – 8:00pm

Where : 7908 N Highland Ave, Tampa, FL



But Wait! There's More!

OSHNA will be selling EXCLUSIVE pre-sale tickets for this year's Silver Jubilee Home Tour at this Saturday's porch party—and at a 33% discount from day-of-sale!

That's right, you can lock in your trip through some of our neighborhood's most historic homes for just $20 if you join us at Debi & Vern's. This is a ONE NIGHT OFFER, and we hope you take advantage of it!

This year's 25th Anniversary Home Tour will be held on Sunday, April 6th.

HART's Route 1 is now free thanks to Tampa City Council's efforts to fund it, and you're encouraged to utilize it through the rest of the year! The One can take you all the way up to Fletcher Ave. and all the way down to the (also free, for now) TECO streetcar at Whiting St.—which from there can take you to the arena, Water Street, Channelside, and Ybor City!

You might see Tampa City Council members Luis Viera or Lynn Hurtak aboard — be sure to thank them for their hard work in making this resource available to us for free.

Yes, It's Home Tour Time Again!

Interested in participating in this year's 25th Anniversary Home Tour as a host? Fire us an email at hometour@oldseminoleheights.org .

If you can't host, we desperately need volunteers to help make our Silver Jubilee the best it can be. Home Tour volunteers get an exclusive (free!) preview of the tour, a pre-party, and the ever-popular home tour T-shirt. We need help ranging from home docents to ticket sales to sponsor outreach to parking assistance. Can you step up?

Sign up to volunteer here .

For just $10 a year—or $25 for businesses—you help your neighborhood association represent neighbors' interests with the city, provide outreach to local businesses and organizations, and keep these newsletters flowing!

Volunteers Needed!

OSHNA needs a new Communications Chair! Becky Gleason has been our queen of Instagram and Facebook, but is moving on to a new phase in life so the position is open! Email president@oldseminoleheights.org if you'd like to help us on the social media side.

This Month In OSHNA History

It was this month in 1921 that the Tampa Times highlighted an OSHNA predecessor, the Idlewild Civic Association, representing residents who lived between Hillsborough and Sligh north-to-south and the river and Florida east-to-west. The Times described our neighborhood association as "wide-awake," which means—that's right, we were woke way before that meant anything.

The streets mentioned here include "Bluff Avenue," which is now known as River Terrace. If you know what "Oak Street" was, let us know! There were at least three in Tampa at one time; another one is on the other side of Old Seminole Heights, and is now known as 12th Street.

Hosting the monthly OSHNA Porch Party is one of the easiest and most fun ways to get involved in the neighborhood. With the Neighborhood Involvement Committee volunteers handling most of the arrangements, they aren't much work, either! To sign up to host, check out the link to the form in the button below.

As always, check our events calendar on Facebook or OldSeminoleHeights.org .