If my house is on fire, my only concern is that the fire gets put out quickly. I don’t care which rescue department shows up, as long as they get there fast. In Pinellas County, when you call 911, dispatchers notify the closest fire station. In Hillsborough County, it depends on where you live. For instance, consider [...]
St. Pete Times reporter John Barry took a look at how the red-light running camera works in Temple Terrace. Cameras are installed at the intersection of 56th St. and Bullard Pkway (aka Busch Blvd. AND Temple Terrace Highway) as well as the intersection of Fowler Av. and 56th St. Most of the offenders are turning “Right on [...]
Our friends at the Temple Terrace Preservation Society are sponsoring the 2008 Temple Terrace Historic Homes Tour on Saturday, December 6, 2008, from 10am to 2 pm. Tour headquarters will be in the 1920s era “Club Morocco Nightclub and Casino” which is now the Student Center at Florida College at 119 North Glen Arven Avenue. Admission [...]
The Tampa Bay Derby Darlins are at it again. Having captured the inaugural Florida State Championship in February, the Switchblade Sisters, Vicegrip Vixens and Cigar City Mafia have begun their regular season schedule for the 2008-09 season. I’ve talked about my love for the roller derby and the Darlins before, but it bears repeating that [...]
I am the captain of a team participating in the Relay For Life of Temple Terrace®, which takes place at Greco Middle School on April 18th and 19th this year. Relay For Life®, the American Cancer Society’s signature event, is a fun-filled overnight experience designed to bring together those who have been touched by cancer. [...]
One of the many things I left behind when I moved out of Tampa city limits and into Temple Terrace (distance moved – 6 miles) was Mayor Pam Iorio’s pet project, the Tampa Riverwalk (turn down the sound if you don’t want Pam to talk to you). Of course urban renewal is not an easy thing to [...]
We have a feature here called Ask a Tampan wherein you – the reader – ask one of us (usually Tommy) – a Tampan – a question. We’ve been known to answer them from time to time. I’d like to turn the tables a bit, only I’m having trouble coming up with a title for this [...]
