Complimentary [5]art Meet and Greet :: Art in your backyard :: Thursday July 16 :: 6-8pm

ART IN OUR BACKYARD!

Gallery [5]art would like to invite you to a complementary sangria cocktail hour for neighborhood professionals and community advocates that are working in proximity to our gallery space or that are active in the Tampa art community.

Our goal is to raise awareness of our gallery while providing a networking opportunity to those that participate. [5]art is a nonprofit contemporary art space located in the historic Santella cigar factory at the corner of Armenia Ave. and Spruce St.

Preview work from select artists exhibiting in the upcoming season.
Attached is some additional information and images of the [5]art gallery for your reference.

Tracy Midulla Reller
Gallery [5]art Director
www.five-art.com
art.five@gmail.com

Westside Barbershop Cigar Party

Cigar City Presents a Summertime Cigar Party at

WestSide Barbershop
(West Tampa's Newest Upscale Barbershop)
Thursday, June 11th

5:30pm - 8:30pm

2800 N. MacDill Ave.
Tampa, FL 33607
813.554.FADE

Complimentary cigars made by 

A. Fuente Cigar Co.
& J.C Newman Cigar Co.,
Appetizers &
Yuengling Beer! 

(While supplies last)




Westside Barbershop 
will raffle off a box of 
A. Fuente Hemingway
Short Story personally signed by Arturo Fuente, Sr.



FREE GIVE-AWAYS 
THROUGHOUT THE EVENT by The Smokin’ Hot
Cigar City Girls & The Penthouse Girls.

Store is located in the new
 Fountain Plaza on the corner of 
MacDill Avenue & Columbus Drive


FREE EVENT
Sponsored by
Cigar City Magazine
West Tampa Cigars 

RFC (Real Fighting Championships)
J.C. Newman Cigars
The Penthouse Club

WestSide Barbershop is West Tampa's newest upscale barbershop. This premier shop offers: Hot Shaves, Men's Cuts, Beard Trims, Fades, Blow Outs, Head Designs and Kids Cuts. This shop is loaded with plasma TV's for up to date news & sports with a comfortable waiting area filled with leather couches to sit back and relax while waiting for the best cut in town! The store is also set up with WIFI for you busy businessmen that need online access.

The owner Robert Aguinaga is NOT new to West Tampa, as a West Tampa "Lifer" Rob has contributed his time to the West Tampa Little League as coach for the boys Senior Team who sported the name Cigar City Magazine on their jerseys. The team had an impressive 14-5 record during the regular season going into the district six play-offs and placed runner up in the tournament. Rob's dedication to what he refers to as "his kids" continues with free cuts for the kids who can't afford to pay. He was also V.P. of Cigar City Magazine, donating most of his time! Thanks Rob!

Store hours are Monday-Saturday,10am-8pm.
You can call Rob at (813) 966-3180 or stop in, walk-ins are welcomed!

Happenings in the Neighborhood

If you have no plans for Saturday, West Tampa is the place for two events:

* Mary Lee's House (on North Armenia south of Columbus) is having a party "Celebrating Children" from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

* The movie "Field of Dreams" will be showing at the West Tampa Little League baseball field on Saturday as part of the Tampa Theatre's Traveling Outdoor Picture Show. Gates open at 6 p.m. and the movie starts at 8 p.m. Admission is free.

Here's a link for parking directions:

http://www.tampatheatre.org/macfarlaneparking.php

Columnist Ernest Hooper mentioned the two upcoming events in his column. You can find it here:

http://www.tampabay.com/news/humaninterest/article992498.ece

Guida House Rehab Going Back To Bid

By JOSE PATINO GIRONA
jpatino@tampatrib.com
Published: March 11, 2009

WEST TAMPA - Developers will have another chance to offer plans to preserve and make use of the historic Guida House at Macfarlane Park. City staffers have rejected a lone proposal submitted in January to renovate the house.
That developer, Earth First Development Corp., wanted to rehabilitate the building to host youth, community and educational programs.

Earth First planned to build a three-story, 14,700-square-foot building on the property for children and teen programs. It also wanted to build eight apartments for young families and seniors. The proposal included creating up to 95 parking spaces.
The plan didn't serve a "park purpose' as outlined in the guidelines, said Linda Carlo, Tampa's parks and recreation spokeswoman.

City officials will tweak the guideline wording in an attempt to specify more clearly what they are seeking. The plan is to ask for more proposals in a few weeks, Carlo said. The house's location in the city park at 1700 N. MacDill Ave., as well as deed restrictions on the property, limit use of the site to activities serving a public purpose.

The city received two other proposals from potential developers in January, but they were submitted after the bidding deadline.
The Guida House was built in 1951 by businessman George Guida Sr., who was known as "Mr. West Tampa."

The city bought the home in 1984 and named it a local historical landmark in 2004.

Reporter Jose Patino Girona can be reached at (813) 259-7659.

HOMES WANTED

PAINT YOUR HEART OUT TAMPA SEEKING HOMES FOR PAINTING
The Paint Your Heart Out Tampa Steering Committee is seeking qualified homes to paint for the upcoming 21st annual Paint Your Heart Out Tampa event scheduled for Saturday, April 25, 2009. In order to qualify, applicants must own and live in their home, live within Tampa city limits, must be over 60 years of age, and must be on a fixed income as defined by federal government guidelines. Each year, nearly 2,500 volunteers participate in the event to help about 100 elderly, low-income residents paint the exterior of their homes. Residents who know of someone in their neighborhood that may qualify for this community service program and any individuals interested in volunteering for the event, are urged to contact Paint Your Heart Out Tampa at (813) 258-4512.

Jeanette LaRussa Fenton
Manager
Drew Park & West Tampa Redevelopment
City of Tampa
306 E. Jackson St., 2 North
Tampa, FL 33602

(813) 274-7427 Phone
(813) 274-7410 Fax
E-Mail: jeanette.fenton@tampagov.net
Web site:
http://www.tampagov.net/dept_economic_and_urban_development/

The mission of the Economic and Urban Development Department is to
take actions that generate sustained and widespread private market reaction
which improves the quality of life of affected communities, thereby making them
more attractive, convenient, environmentally healthy and economically strong.