Seminole Heights has developed a reputation for have some of the most active an organized neighborhood associations in the city of Tampa. When there was a possibility that Architecural Review Commission would keep Starbucks from moving in well over a hundred went to city council. When it looked like the city would keep Cappy's Pizza from opening again city council was packed. The neighborhoods banded together more than 10 years ago to create a residential overlay district to compliment the historic districts and the character of the area. The neighborhood has pushed the city to test out form based code for zoning.
Now Seminole Heights is going into more unchartered territory in the Tampa Bay area with the establishment of the Seminole Heights Foundation, Inc., which the founders hope will be able eventually provide funds and resources to accomplish long frustrated neighborhood projects. Launched with great press in the St. Petersburg Times: Seminole Heights tries nonprofit approach to neighborhood improvements And the Tampa Tribune: Foundation To Fill In Gaps
I post a lot related to Seminole Heights, it is most of my primary market. It is also a neighborhood that has it's struggles to overcome long held negative perceptions.
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