🌱 Midtown Tenant + Sunshine City Roller Derby + Virtual Schools

Tampa FL

04 November, 2021

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Welcome back, Tampa! Here's everything you need to know to get this Friday started off right. First, today's weather: Heavy rain and a thunderstorm. High: 71 Low: 63. Here are the top stories in Tampa today: 1. Gresham Smith, a Nashville-based architecture and design firm, has signed a lease to move into the 3rd floor of The Loft, Midtown Tampa's boutique office building. Gresham Smith is relocating from Harbour Island to the new space. (That's So Tampa) 2. Hillsborough County Commissioner Stacy White said it's time to lift coronavirus mandates including vaccine mandates. He also urged the county commission to drop its mask mandate at commission meetings. Other commissioners have warned against raising restrictions too quickly, a mistake commissioners say Hillsborough County already made before the COVID-19 Delta surge gripped the state. Florida is currently in litigation with the Biden Administration over vaccine mandates. (Patch Tampa) 3. The rise of virtual schools across Florida, a byproduct of the pandemic, has created questions for lawmakers about how to fund them. Meanwhile, Florida Virtual School this month launched a program called FlexPoint Education Cloud, which allows schools and districts from other states and elsewhere in the world to contract with the Florida-based education provider for its online curriculum. (WUSF) 4. St. Petersburg's Sunshine City Roller Derby is recruiting skaters and sponsors ahead of its inaugural season. Consumer interest in skating has spiked since the pandemic began with one store experiencing a 1,000% increase in skate sales. Sunshine City also wants to provide a spot for the community including local businesses and artists during halftime shows. (Creative Loafing Tampa) 5. Governor Ron DeSantis said Thursday at a press conference that Florida will not host state-run COVID-19 vaccine sites for children now that kids ages 5-11 are eligible to get vaccinated. DeSantis cited the wide availability of vaccines as the reason for not directing the state to setup vaccine sites for children. (Fox 13 Tampa) Today's Tampa Daily is brought to you by our friends at Verizon. They're building the fastest 5G network in the country. To learn how 5G is going to change life for you and your community — and to get access to this amazing technology — click here. And thank you Verizon for sponsoring this community resource in Tampa! Today in Tampa: Café con Tampa at Oxford Exchange. Guest speaker: Meg Whitmer, Ecosystem Design. (8:00 AM)25th Annual Fall Golf Classic at Rocky Point Golf Course. (9:00 AM)Artistic Responses To Hurricane Maria On Exhibit Through Dec. 4. at USF Contemporary Art Museum. (10:00 AM)2021 USF Muma College of Business: Homecoming Parade Watch Party at Muma College of Business. (5:30 PM)First Fridays Tampa at Channelside Grand Central at Kennedy. (7:00 PM) Tampa Patch Notebook City of Tampa: "Exciting news! Our Sustainability and Resiliency officer partnered with the University of South Florida on a Green House Gas Inventory Study to measure emissions citywide. The report shows that city of Tampa greenhouse gas emissions have..." (Facebook) Visit Tampa Bay: "Daylight Savings Time ends Nov. 7th, but amazing sunsets like this last all year in Tampa Bay. #UnlockTampaBay: @TampaClimbers (IG)" (Facebook) Tampa Pride: "We are just over a week away from our Tampa Pride 2022 kick-off event, Pride-Zoo-La, and we couldn't be more excited! Join #TampaPride for a private evening filled with adventure at ZooTampa at Lowry Park! This event features the annual ..." (Facebook) Tampa Museum of Art, Inc.: "The Tampa Museum of Art presents "An Irresistible Urge to Create: Florida Outsider Art from the Monroe Family Collection," an exhibition organized by the Boca Raton Museum of Art, from November 4 through May 22, 2022." (Facebook) Tampa's Downtown: "TFW you win an #UrbanExcellenceAward - Award nominations and tickets for our 2022 show are live NOW! So nominate yourself, a friend or an awesome business and grab your tickets today at ueatampa.com to watch them win" (Facebook) From our sponsors — thanks for supporting local news! Featured businesses: Add your business here Events: Free Dental Care For Military Veterans Saturday, Nov. 6 (November 6) Design a unique pendant! (November 6) Tampa Riverwalk - International Food & Art Fest Nov 6-7, (November 6) The Motherland Experience Concert and Festival (November 6) Run Your Buns Off (November 7) HAUTE Water Fest (November 7) Celebrate A Week Of Self-Care With 15 Percent Off Flowers (November 9) Add your event That's it for today. I'll see you soon! If you're loving these newsletters, consider bringing some more friends and neighbors into the fold. You can send them this link to subscribe. — Carlos Hernandez About me: Hello my name is Carlos Hernandez and I am a food writer with over 10 years of experience in the industry. I write the food blog Carlos Eats (http://www.carloseats.com) and also contribute to several newspapers and magazines with food-related blogs and articles. Have a news tip or suggestion for an upcoming Tampa Daily? I'm all ears. You can contact me at [email protected].