Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Did Patch catch you and your kids trick-or-treating? Click through the photos to find out, and add your own to the gallery!
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- Ashley Reams
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Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Witches, ghosts and other spooks took over Temple Terrace Oct. 31 for Halloween. Businesses in the River Run Preserve shopping center had a special Community Trick-Or-Treat event to kick off the evening. "It gives the kids something safe to do on Halloween," said TRS Tax Refund Services' Wesley Wortham of the second annual event. Randy and Elizabeth Sullivan, owners of Lady Ashley Designs, said they enjoy the kids. "We don't have children young anymore, so this is a way for us to interact with the kids," Elizabeth said. "I just love the expressions on the kids' faces." If we didn't see your family out and about last night, it wasn't a trick. Treat your kids by adding their photos to this gallery. Either click the "Add your photos" link, or…
Monday, October 31, 2011
Submit your entries by 9 p.m.
Today is the last (and probably most logical) day to enter Patch's Little Pumpkin Costume Challenge with supermodel Heidi Klum. The contest started Oct. 20, and we've been pushing the part of the prize that includes a three-day, two-night trip to New York or Los Angeles and a meeting with Heidi. But there's another part of the prize that's equally as important: 10 entrants will receive $1,031 each to donate to a local charity of their choice. What charity would you give the money to? Participate in our poll below to see how you compare with others in Temple Terrace.
Did we see you or your neighbors at the Halloween Fall Festival at the Rec Center Saturday? Click through the photos to find out.
Families and friends gathered at the Family Recreation Complex Saturday with their little ghosts and goblins for some spooky fun at the Halloween Fall Festival. If you snapped some pictures at the event, please add them to this gallery by clicking the "Add photos and videos" link or emailing ashley.reams@patch.com. You can also add a photo of your child in his or her costume to our Little Pumpkin Halloween Costume Challenge story for a chance to win a trip to New York or Los Angeles and a meeting with supermodel Heidi Klum.
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Busch Gardens best friends Kasi and Mtani, and other cheetahs, had some special Halloween-themed enrichment this week.
Cheetahs are strict carnivores, but the residents of Busch Gardens’ Cheetah Run were curious to explore the new smells and textures that three oversized pumpkins recently provided, according to Jill Revelle, spokesperson for Busch Gardens. Busch Gardens’ zookeepers introduced the pumpkins to the cheetah habitat on Tuesday for some special Halloween-themed enrichment for Kasi, the cheetah, Mtani, the yellow lab, and Cheetah Run’s adolescent female cheetahs, Revelle said. Enrichment can take many forms and is usually something different, unusual and challenging that stimulates the animals, she explained. Food and toys are used daily by zookeepers at Busch Gardens to keep the animals engaged and stimulated, both mentally and physically.
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
The Temple Terrace Police Department has compiled a list of tips to keep you and your little pumpkins safe this Halloween.
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Wednesday, October 26, 2011
From Community Service Officer Tracy Mishler, Temple Terrace Police Department: Temple Terrace Chief of Police Kenneth Albano and members of the Temple Terrace Police Department are concerned for your safety, and with Halloween approaching, we would like to offer the following safety tips to assist you and your children in enjoying a safe trick-or-treat holiday. Children should: Costumes should be: Drivers should: Parents should: Homeowners should: Citizens with questions can call the Temple Terrace Police Department's Crime Prevention Unit at 813-506-6529.
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Halloween is less than a week away. Have you decorated?
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- Ashley Reams
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Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Hey, Temple Terrace! We want to see photos of Halloween decorations at your house or in your neighborhood. Some people go all out for the holiday, turning their lawns into graveyards or their homes into haunted mansions. If you or your neighbors have spooky, fun or crazy decorations, snap a photo and email it to ashley.reams@patch.com, or simply add it to this gallery by clicking the "Add photos & videos" link.
The undead will take over the campus this week as part of a special conference.
Zombies are on their way to the University of South Florida (USF), and they’re expected to be in full force at the campus Wednesday. The USF Humanities Institute will be hosting a series of events throughout the week as part of their conference, Brain(s) Matter: Zombies in Contemporary Culture, which takes place Wednesday and Thursday. All events are free and open to the public. While there are many mythological creatures that go bump in the night, the zombie seems to have strong cultural staying power and has seen a particular resurgence in popularity over the last five years, according to a USF press release. Major advertising campaigns by Honda and Toshiba feature zombies, and the Center for Disease Control launched a disaster …
Monday, October 24, 2011
The city's annual event offers indoor trick-or-treating, hayrides, carnival games, a haunted house, and a costume parade and contest.
The Family Recreation Complex will be transformed into a haunted red carpet event Saturday during Temple Terrace’s annual Halloween Fall Festival. The event features indoor trick-or-treating, hayrides, carnival games and a haunted house from 6:30 to 8 p.m., and a costume parade and contest from 8 to 8:30 p.m. “It’s something that the city always looks forward to,” said Joel Spinks, a city special events coordinator. This year’s theme is a Hollywood Premiere, so the haunted house will be set up like a movie scene being filmed and a back lot, said Spinks, who helped out with haunted houses at some of the city’s previous Halloween Festivals before becoming special events coordinator about six months ago. “It’s fun,” he said of the event. Rec …
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Sometimes going back to the basics can create meaningful holiday memories.
Halloween is just around the corner, and my kids have already planned out expensive and ornate costumes only available online or in specialty stores. Tickets are on sale for elaborate theme park Halloween events with all the bells and whistles and price tag, too. What happened to good old hay rides, neighborhood haunted houses and parties, and homemade costumes? When I was younger, we greatly anticipated these simple activities in preparation for our night of trick-or-treating. To those spoiled with changing seasons, a Florida fall may seem somewhat boring. It’s rare to witness changing colors of the leaves, but when we feel the first crispness in the air, moods begin to change. As a kid, the first hint of cooler weather meant just a few …
Patch’s Little Pumpkin Costume Challenge with Heidi Klum needs your entries now.
Update: This contest has ended. Which kid in America has the most creative Halloween costume in the pumpkin patch? That's what we intend to find out with your photos and the help of celebrity judge Heidi Klum, who will select the Grand Prize winner. The Grand Prize? Patch will whisk the winner to New York or Los Angeles for a three-day, two-night trip for two that includes a meet and greet with Heidi, plus a donation of $1031 to a local charity of the winner's choice. Nine runners up will also get a $1,031 donation from Patch to a local charity of their choice. Let's make someone from Temple Terrace a winner! Entering is easy. Just upload a photo of your kid, 12 years of age or younger, in his or her Halloween costume. Entries must be made…
Jessica Mendez
2:30 pm on Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Aw! There's my kiddos, Aang and Alice!!! :D :3 We enjoyed ourselves very much and hopefully we will eat at Shamrock's soon! :D Thank you for having this event! more ›