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Temple Terrace will host its second annual Community Wellness Fair on Saturday, April 24.
The event will be 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Family Recreation Complex, 6610 E. Whiteway Drive. It is free and open to the public. No recreation membership is required.
More than 30 businesses, organizations and vendors will be on hand to provide information on fitness, health, stress management, weight management, mental health care and other topics. Health-care workers from Tampa General Hospital will be offering free cholesterol, diabetes and blood-pressure screenings.
The event also offers area residents an opportunity to learn about the fitness classes, exercise programs and other health-related activities offered at the Family Recreation Complex. Residents will be able to sign up for a membership.
The event is presented by the Temple Terrace Leisure Services Department and include sponsors such as Tampa General Hospital, The UCH Sleep Center and the Tampa Pain Relief Center.
For more information, call (813) 506-6600.
TAMPA PALMS - A new restaurant with Asian cuisine has opened, and the owners want patrons to come hungry.
Panda Buffet, 17012 Palm Pointe Drive at The Pointe at Tampa Palms shopping plaza, with a slick, modern design, is open.
The restaurant is the second new business to open at The Pointe within a month. The World of Beer bar and restaurant opened a few storefronts away on Nov. 24., sparking new life in a strip complex with a coffee shop, nail salon and dry cleaners.
The Pointe has become a hub for restaurants. Stonewood Grill & Tavern, Olive Garden, Red Lobster and McDonald’s are in standalone buildings fronting the strip center.
To contact Panda Buffet, call (813) 978-8938.
USF CAMPUS - A HIV/AIDS Walk planned by the University of South Florida Institute on Black Life and Africana Studies has been postponed until January.
The walk to support HIV and AIDS awareness and program funding was scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 12.
A new date in January will be announced soon, organizers said.
For more information, contact Clara Cobb at (813) 974-9387 or email her at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
More than 8,000 Hillsborough County voters cast ballots Monday, Oct. 20, the first day of early voting, and 1,300 of them were from New Tampa and Temple Terrace.
The number of ballot casts on the first day of early voting in Hillsborough County this year is more than double the amount of voters who took part on the first day of general election voting four years ago, according to the Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections Office.
Early voting will end on Nov. 1. The general election will be Nov. 4.
Polls are open for early voting at the New Tampa Regional Library, 10001 Cross Creek Blvd. in Tampa, and Temple Terrace Public Library, 202 Bullard Parkway, Temple Terrace.
Other locations and hours for early voting can be found on the Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections Web site, http://www.votehillsborough.org.
For information, call (813) 744-5900.
TEMPLE TERRACE - The city redevelopment director resigned today, leaving Temple Terrace officials with a decision on whether to hire a replacement.
Michael W. Marshall’s resignation took place immediately, a Temple Terrace news release said.
City Manager Kim Leinbach will assume the role of interim redevelopment director while he takes time to decide what should be the next step regarding the job.
In his Oct. 20 resignation letter, Marshall cited differences in personalities and business philosophies were factors in his decision to resign.
Marshall, 41, was hired in May 2008 to oversee the city’s multimillion dollar downtown redevelopment project. He was involved in negotiations and planning related to the project.
In September, the development partnership of Ram Development Co. and Pinnacle Realty Advisors terminated its deal with the City of Temple Terrace to purchase 20.36 acres from the city for $14.9 million.
The developer was expected to transform two blighted shopping centers southeast of Bullard Parkway and 56th Street into a town center consisting of retail, residential, office, restaurant and cultural elements.
The Temple Terrace City Council is in the midst of taking a look at its options regarding the project.
NORTH TAMPA - Male executives at University Community Hospital are willing to walk in high heels shoes to help prevent breast cancer.
They will join residents from across the Tampa Bay area at 9 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 18, for “Heroes ‘N Heels,” an inaugural walk to help raise money for local uninsured women in need of mammogram screenings. The event will be on the UCH campus, 3000 Medical Center Drive.
The idea is to create awareness by encouraging men to walk in women’s shoes out of respect for people who are battling cancer. Participants are seeking pledges from the public. Every $100 pledge will allow an area woman to get a free mammogram screening.
UCH recently opened a new breast care center on site that will serve as a one-stop destination wellness center for women. Screenings will occur on-the-spot, without any wait time.
USF CAMPUS - Who doesn’t like a good party? WUSF Public Broadcasting is planning one for young and old alike.
The party will be held to celebrate the launch of WUSF Kids, a new TV channel focusing on children. The festivities begin at 4 p.m. Oct 24 in TV Studio A at the WUSF Public Broadcasting headquarters, 4202 E. Fowler Ave.
A lot of fun activities are planned for children, including a meet-and-greet with Maya and Miguel, characters from the PBS program.
WUSF Public Broadcasting recently debuted WUSF Kids in the Tampa and St. Petersburg areas. The public broadcasting channel airs 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and offers familiar and new PBS programming as well as series by American Public Television.
For more information about the party, contact Nicole Hawker at (813) 228-0652.
TEMPLE TERRACE - The Temple Terrace Community Development Agency will hold a special meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 14, to consider a downtown redevelopment proposal by The Vlass Group.
Immediately after the CRA meeting, the Temple Terrace City Council will consider the redevelopment proposal. Both meetings are open to the public and will be held in the council chambers at the Temple Terrace City Hall, 11250 N. 56th St.
TEMPLE CREST - Phil Compton of the conservation groups Friends of the River and Sierra Club will be the guest speaker at the Temple Crest Civic Association meeting Monday night, Oct. 13.
Compton, who focuses on local water issues, will talk about the Hillsborough River and ways to protect it against dangerous chemicals, civic association president Terry Neal said. Compton also is likely to address the river’s minimum flow among other issues.
The civic association meets the second Monday of the month at 7 p.m. at the clubhouse, 4242 Miller Ave.
For more information about the neighborhood group, go to http://www.templecrest.org
CORY LAKE ISLES - Lawyers for developer Gene Thomason turned over 600 new pages of document this week to comply with a judge’s order.
It is the second batch of financial reports Cory Lake Isles homeowners have received from Thomason since mid-September, said Mark Basurto, the residents’ attorney.
Eight homeowners sued the property owners association to get a look at Thomason’s records regarding the operation and maintenance of the community.
Circuit Judge Martha Cook agreed Sept. 4 that the residents should have access to all official documents related to the operation and maintenance of the community that are in the possession of Cory Lakes Limited. She said the company had 20 days to hand over the records.
Thomason and his attorneys turned over 6,000 pages of documents a week after the Sept. 4 court hearing.
The developer submitted the additional documents Monday, Oct. 6, as required, but his lawyers waited a day to release them.
Basurto said he was told Thomason’s lawyer was out of town Monday and wanted to review the documents before handing them over.
Basurto said he and his clients will go through the documents.
“I will be taking a look to see if they sent things we are looking for,” he said.
NEW TAMPA – With the recent appointments of Seema Jain and William Malone, the New Tampa Community Council has expanded to 14 members.
Community council officers and committee chairpersons for 2008-09 are as followed: Jerry Miller, president; Scott Estes, vice president; Matt Palmer, treasurer; Rachel Haviland, secretary; Mary Ann Yaney, special events sponsorships; James Markley, special events production; Regina Ramalheira, special events volunteers; and Fred Burns, parliamentarian.
NORTH TAMPA - Motorists in the University of South Florida area should avoid 20th Street at 131st Avenue for the next few weeks.
The intersection will be closed from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily because of a drainage project. It will reopen Nov. 4.
Drivers are asked to use either 19th Street or Fletcher Avenue.
NORTH TAMPA - Wednesday, Oct. 15, is the deadline for residents who have not filed for their Economic Stimulus Rebate Check.
More than 18,000 eligible residents in Hillsborough County have yet to file for their check, according to the Internal Revenue Service.
The University Community Resource Center, 13605 N. 22nd St., is a Hillsborough County Prosperity Campaign location, designed to assist those in need of help with this. It is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays.
Walk-ins are accepted. For information, call (813) 975-2153.
TAMPA PALMS - Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio will visit New Tampa Wednesday, Oct. 8, to speak to the Kiwanis Club.
The Kiwanis Club of New Tampa meeting will begin at 11:45 a.m. at the Tampa Palms Golf and Country Club, 5811 Tampa Palms Blvd.
TAMPA PALMS - The GFWC New Tampa Junior Woman’s Club will host its sixth annual Fire Safety & Community Awareness Day at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, at Tampa Fire Rescue Station 20.
Members of the woman’s club have signed up 24 public agencies, private organizations and businesses to participate in the free, three-hour event at the fire station at 16200 Bruce B. Downs Blvd. There will be fire safety and K-9 demonstrations, information on environmental programs, arts and crafts and many activities for children.
Some of the participating agencies include Tampa Fire Rescue, Tampa Police Department, USF Police Department, YMCA, Hillsborough County Health Department, Dunkin Donuts and Westshore Pizza.
For more information, contact Carmela Johnson at (813) 390-0197.
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