Temple Terrace

Downtown redevelopment is the big story in Temple Terrace, the city within the city of Tampa. City leaders closed on a monumental deal with Vlass Temple Terrace LLC in 2009 that sets the stage for a new Main Street and a mixture of office, retail, restaurant and residential uses in the city’s downtown.  

Winning high school entry in 2020 8th Annual Repurposed Doodad Competition.

Winners of 8th Annual Repurposed Doodad Competition now online

Take a look at the winners of the 2020 Repurposed Doodad Competition of Hillsborough County students, grades K-12. The idea behind the annual contest is to get kids thinking about recycling and protecting the environment.

Potential hospital bed demand in Hillsborugh County with coronavirus.
Why stay at home? New USF Health study shows coronavirus impact if you don’t

USF College of Public Health warns: Take stay-at-home orders seriously. Why? Some 1.5M people for just over 4,000 hospital beds in Tampa, Plant City, Temple Terrace, and Hillsborough County.

Volunteers gather information about the homeless to achieve as accurate a count as possible.
Volunteer opportunity: Help Hillsborough count the homeless

With the 2020 Census just around the corner, it's time for the annual Tampa-Hillsborough County Homeless Point-in-Time Count. Can you help?

Recycled plastic art by Kendall Ker and Katrina Shonka, 10th Grade Art Teacher: Terrie Forester, Berkeley Preparatory School.
8th Annual Doodad Repurposed Sculpture Competition focuses on plastics

The theme for the 2020 Doodad Repurposed Sculpture Competition is 'Shoes: Oh the Places You’ll Go' using Dr. Seuss’s book as inspiration and used plastics as material.

The opioid epidemic: Hillsborough County, USF thought leaders look for solutions

"The opioid epidemic is a complex problem and the solution has to be as comprehensive and complex as the problem is," says Dr. Khary Rigg, Assistant Professor in the USF Department of Mental Health and Law Policy. Read more about what he and others are doing to find solutions.

Construction waste piles up outside Lithia Springs Elementary in East Hillsborough County.
Back to school specials: Cooler schools, fresh playgrounds, lessons in taxation

Nine months after Hillsborough County voters passed a half-penny sales tax for public schools, more than 100 projects are wrapping up just in time for school to start.

The perfect temperature.
What more do you want from us? 83 Degrees seeks your input

We want to hear from you! Please take our online survey today. Thanks in advance.

The Advanced Manufacturing & Robotics Center Fab Lab encourages collaboration and creativity in the STEM fields.
Manufacturing, robotics Fab Lab opens at University Mall in Tampa

Tampa's new Fab Lab is designed to provide something for everyone. Entrepreneurs can use 3D printers to create product prototypes and take advantage of business consulting services. Students can participate in robotics activities and competitions. Check out what else is offered.

10 Years of Change: USF grows from commuter school to preeminent and proud

Outgoing USF President Judy Genshaft gives $23 million to support the Honors College at her adopted university before passing the baton to Steven Corrall on July 1st. 

Walk to School Wednesdays in Hillsborough County
Sidewalk Stompers take strides for pedestrian safety

A group of parents advocates on behalf of more and better sidewalks to increase safety for pedestrians, especially schoolchildren, in Tampa and Hillsborough County. Learn more.

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