🌱 Battle Of The Breweries Chili Cook-Off Sunday + Antonio Brown Glove Auctioned

Morning, Tampa! Let's get you started this Saturday with everything you need to know going on today in Tampa.

First, today's weather:

Mainly cloudy and not as warm. High: 68 Low: 54.

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Here are the top five stories today in Tampa:

1. Tampa Bay Breweries will battle for best chili honors at the fourth annual Battle of the Breweries Chili Cook-Off on Sunday, February 6th from noon to 5 p.m. The event will take place at the Stadium, 2349 Seven Springs Blvd., New Port Richey. (Tampa Patch)

2. Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion will be screened on the lawn at Sparkman Wharf as part of Joyful Notion’s Galentine’s Day event on Monday, February 14th at 6:30 p.m. Joyful Notion will also host a floral workshop at the event. (That's So Tampa)

3. An $18 million renovation and expansion of Fair Oaks Park in East Tampa rested on the city acquiring a convenience store and parking lot on 34th Street and its 1.8 acres. Attempts to purchase the property failed and the city withdrew on Monday, delaying the project for now. (Tampa Bay Times)

4. The glove that former Tampa Bay Buccaneer Antonio Brown angrily tossed into the crowd after quitting the team is now for sale. Lelands Sports Memorabilia and Card Auctions listed the item with an opening bid of $81 Sunday, and the price has now gone up to at least $3,045. The auction closes February 12th at 10 p.m. (Creative Loafing Tampa)

5. Tampa Bay home buyers and renters are competing with corporations for real estate access in a tight market. Local resident Traci Sampson sold her Sarasota home at premium and then struggled to find a home in Tampa to live in with hundreds of people and corporations competing against her for rentals. Sampson ended up renting a home from Home Partners of America in Chicago, which owns and rents over 600 homes in Tampa. (WTSP)

Today in Tampa:

• Ybor City Saturday Market. (9:00 AM)
• Art Spot at the Bryan Glazer Family JCC. (10:00 AM)
• Softball Lander vs. Tampa at The University of Tampa Athletics. (12:00 PM)
• Veterans Dinner at Hugh Gilbert Strickland America Legion Post 138. (2:00 PM)
• Monster Jam at Raymond James Stadium. (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Mosaic Florida Operations is donating $500 for every Tampa Bay Lightning goal and $5,000 for every hat trick at home this season as part of their Goals for Food initiative. With 21 goals in January, $10,500 was added to the season total. (Facebook)
• The Columbia Restaurant has been named one of five international finalists for the prestigious "Family is Sustainability" Prize given by the Primum Familiae Vini. (Facebook)
• Bark in the Park is February 12th from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Curtis Hixon Park in downtown Tampa. (Facebook)
• Check out these photos from Foto Bohemia snapped during the Gasparilla invasion at the Tampa Convention Center and at the Gasparilla parade of pirates along Bayshore Blvd. (Facebook)
• Join Hillsborough County Public Schools for "Hillsborough Kids Rock" at the Florida State Fairgrounds during the Florida State Fair on Friday, February 18th. Live on the Midway Stage at 3:00 p.m. (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.