All-Star point guard Jameer Nelson said Tuesday his "spirits are high" and is optimistic he can play again this season for the Orlando Magic, despite a torn labrum in his right shoulder. ...more

February 3, 2009

A few longtime residents remember picking and cutting into this city's juicy namesake, the temple orange, back when the fruit was as common as sunshine. ...more

October 15, 2008

Temple Terrace police pulled over a man for playing music too loudly in his Saturn and found he had stolen someone's identity, officers say. ...more

September 16, 2008

On each side of his neck is a tattoo of a skull, and across his knuckles he had tattooed the expression, "Hard Luck," with a letter on each knuckle. To Pinellas sheriff's detention Deputy Aaron Simpson, his tattoos are an art form. To his bosses at the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office, they constitute a violation of the sheriff's uniform and appearance policy. As a result, the six-year veteran was suspended for three days. ...more

July 18, 2008

Workaholic Ray Evernham attended the BCS Championship Game in New Orleans. He went to the Barrett-Jackson car auction in Scottsdale, Ariz., and bought a 1955 Chevy. ...more

January 23, 2008

Travelers trekking back and forth on East Fowler Avenue are going to have the opportunity to reinforce a company's catchphrase: "America Runs on Dunkin'." ...more

December 19, 2007

TEMPLE TERRACE - Travelers trekking back and forth on East Fowler Avenue are going to have the opportunity to reinforce a company's catchphrase: "America Runs on Dunkin'." The Temple Terrace City Council has approved the site plan for a 2,170-square-foot Dunkin' Donuts restaurant across Fowler Avenue from Greco Middle School. The eatery will be at the 1.38-acre Greenhill Plaza site, which abuts Greenhill Place to the east and Gillette Avenue to the west. ...more

December 14, 2007