TEMPLE TERRACE – The Temple Terrace City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to proceed with plans for including the Arts and Education Center within the downtown redevelopment area.
Council members also voted to give the community one year from closing - sometime in September - to raise a substantial amount of the funds needed for the center.
For more on the vote, pick up next week's edition of The Beacon on July 23.
Playing with food at MOSI
Casey Alfonso, 12, of Temple Terrace, shows off a face he made in his tortilla during a food science cooking class Wednesday, June 25, during MOSI’s summer camp. Check out more photos and buy prints
HERE. Staff photo by Keith Carson.
Dundee found dead
Dundee passes the time Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2006, at Lowry Park Zoo as he waits to be relocated to Blue Spring State Park in Orange City. Dundee’s carcass was recovered July 7. According to SaveTheManatee.org Dundee was born in captivity in 1986 and was first released into the wild in 2006. A necropsy, a large tangle of monofilament fishing line, plastic, a lead weight, and a metal swivel were found in Dundee’s small intestine. This material caused a formational change in the small intestine, which then resulted in a blockage that ultimately caused his death. Staff photo by Keith Carson.
FWC makes daring black bear rescue
A 375-pound male black bear with a penchant for beachfront browsing was on dry land Saturday after a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) biologist pulled the tranquilized animal from Gulf of Mexico waters in Florida’s Panhandle.
“I wasn’t sure what I was going to do when I jumped in,” said biologist Adam Warwick, who saw the bear struggling in the warm Gulf waters after it had been hit with a tranquilizer dart.
Temple Terrace infant Megan finds hope in new therapy
Doctor after doctor told Terri Garrett that her little girl had a severe hearing disability and that she might be blind. If Terri had listened to the doctors and not pushed as she had, things might b...
2 men join Temple Terrace suspect in attempted murder charges
Two Lutz men arrested in Sarasota County have been transferred to the Hillsborough County jail on charges of attempted murder in connection to a recent violent home invasion in the University area.
Bruce B. Downs fly-over ramp at I-75 could open Friday
Construction on the ramp connecting southbound Bruce B. Downs to southbound Interstate 75 is expected to wrap up in time to allow rush hour travelers to try out the new span Friday morning.
Feature Photos
As memorable as “your first kiss”
Stephen Nipper, manager of the planetarium, (from left) Mayor Joe Affronti, Pat Bean, county administrator, Wit Ostrenko, president of MOSI, Councilwoman Allison Fernandez, holding her son Enrique, 3, Councilman Ron Govin, and Santiago Corrada, city of Tampa neighborhood administrator, cut the ribbon Friday, July 11, opening the Saunders Planetarium. “It’s like your first kiss. You’ll never forget your first planetarium show,” said Ostrenko. “It’s so good you can bring your binoculars inside and see the stars you can’t see with the naked it.” The planetarium is 32-feet in diameter and Chronos, the star of the show, can project skies from 100,000 years ago to 100,000 years in the future. “This is a great facility for all of our kids and all of our families,” said Bean. Check out more photos and buy prints HERE. Staff photo by Keith Carson.
The stars of the show
The Goto Space Simulator Chronos sits in the middle of the planetarium Friday, July 11, projecting the night sky from anywhere in the world. It also outlines constellations, shows the cardinal directions, and can switch views of those directions at a moments notice. For the planetarium’s schedule visit www.mosi.org/planetarium.html. (right) Scorpius, a Zodiac constellation, is shown Friday, July 11, by Stephen Nipper in MOSI’s planetarium located in the Kid’s In Charge portion of the museum as part of it is circled with a laser pointer. Check out more photos and buy prints HERE. Staff photo by Keith Carson.
Community News
PETS
Muffy of Tampa loves treats
Congratulations to Muffy, of Tampa, a 1-year-old female Corgi mix whose favorite food are her treats and favorite pastime is playing with her squeaky frog with her best friend, Daddy. On a good day, one where there isn’t a bedtime, she’ll perform her best trick, giving you her paw and play with Squeaky Jax. For your entertainment, she might even fall in her water bowl again (her funniest moment). Congrats Muffy! Your owner, Greg, must be proud!
New to You
Politics and Elections is a new section at CNewsPubs.com. Here you will find what's going on in the political arenas in Hillsborough, Pasco, local cities, and on the state level.
Derek is first finish
Sickles’ Derek Wehunt, 17, of Odessa, is the first to finish Friday, July 4, in the 5K. Check out more photos and buy prints HERE. Staff photo by Keith Carson.
New to You
Attractions is a new section at CNewsPubs.com. Here you will find what's going on at MOSI, the Florida Aquarium, Lowry Park Zoo and the Florida State Fairgrounds.
Zoo welcomes spring offspring
A teeny titi monkey, a threatened red-tailed guenon and two shy warthog piglets are the newest residents of Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo, delivered just in time to be considered spring offspring.
LPZ's albino alligator
This male albino alligator is now on exhibit at Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo. He was caught in the wild. Thirty eight to forty five are known to be in captivity said John Than, assistant curator. “They’re like a normal alligator, except I think they get a little more temperamental.”Check out more photos and buy prints
HERE. Staff photo by Keith Carson. See the video HERE.
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