22 South Food Hall Saved+ Water Street GreenWise +Daycare Closed

Good morning, Tampa! Here's everything you need to know to get this Tuesday started off right. These are the most important things going on today in Tampa.

In this issue, you'll learn about a food hall in St. Pete saved by last-minute investors, a new Publix GreenWise Market coming to downtown Tampa, a mask rule in Hillsborough County courts, and more. Now, let's get started.

First, today's weather: Humid and mostly cloudy throughout the day. High: 90 Low: 79.

Here are the top stories today in Tampa:

1. 22 South Food Hall is being saved from closure by 10 local investors. The food hall cited the tragic death of former Tampa Bay Buccaneers player and local businessman Vincent Jackson as a catalyst for the closure. (Creative Loafing Tampa)

2. Publix's GreenWise Market is set to open in Water Street Tampa on August 19th. The new store is 26,000 square feet. Customers can pick up a glass of wine, local craft beer, locally roasted coffee, tea, kombucha or smoothie to enjoy in the seating area or carry with them while they shop. (Tampa Patch)

3. An order that is now in effect requires everyone who is inside a court building over the age of two to wear a face mask "until the level of community transmission of COVID-19 in Hillsborough County is reduced to moderate." (WTSP)

4. The Learning Station Academy in Lakeland closed for good last Friday because financially it could not hold on any longer due to COVID-19. The daycare center temporarily closed for two weeks, four times over the last year, after someone there came up positive for the COVID-19. (Fox 13 Tampa Bay)

5. The Carnival Mardi Gras cruise ship set sail on its maiden voyage the same day that Florida broke a record for COVID-19 cases. Governor DeSantis and the CDC have been in a legal battle since April when he filed suit against the CDC for requiring coronavirus vaccines on cruise lines. (Tampa Patch)

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Today in Tampa

• Human Rights Board Meeting for the City of Tampa. (9:00 AM)
• East Tampa Community Advisory Committee Meeting. (9:30 AM)
• Free Produce To Be Distributed. (10:00 AM)
• Free Tuesdays at Glazer Children's Museum. (10:00 AM)
• Free Crafts for Kids at IKEA. (12:00 PM)
• Paws for Literacy at Humane Society of Tampa Bay. (2:45 PM)
• Fast Tampa Tech Talk. (5:00 PM)
• Tampa Help People With Health & Wealth Webinar & Free Samples. (6:00 PM)

Tampa Patch Notebook

• Mayor Rick Kriseman: "As we review our @StPeteFL internal COVID-19 policies around vaccinations and masks, I want to thank all those in the private sector for prioritizing health whether through mandatory employee vaccinations or masks for all. I truly appreciate your leadership." (Twitter)
• Jane Castor: "Happy Birthday to my good friend over the bridge, Mayor @Kriseman ! Have a great day!" (Twitter)
• Andrew Harlan: "@wickedoakbbq is one of the best restaurants in @CityofTampa , and owner Felix "Bubba" Flores, is exactly why i love the small business community here. Visit this gem for the smoked BBQ Cuban sandwiches, and the guava BBQ sauce." (Twitter)
• Tampa Bay Times: "The previous record was from July 23, 2020, more than a half-year before vaccinations started becoming widespread." (Facebook)
• Tampa Bay Times: "On a “Florida Man Freedom Tour” stop, the 38-year-old representative contradicted the coronavirus guidance of leading..." (Facebook)
• Tampa Bay Times: "For some, the last year has sparked an urge to be "completely free."" (Facebook)
• Tampa Bay Times: "Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, is warning of “some pain and suffering in the future” ..." (Facebook)
• Tampa Bay Times: "Adam Sigal has made movies starring Breaking Bad’s Aaron Paul, Outlander’s Sam Heughan, Platoon’s Tom Berenger and In..." (Facebook)

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— 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.

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