🌱 Chamberlain High Retires 'Chiefs' Mascot + Shiso Crispy Featured

Hello again, everybody. It's Thursday in Tampa and I'm back in your inbox to get you caught up on the most important things happening locally. I'll get right to it.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny and humid. High: 93 Low: 81.

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Here are the top five stories today in Tampa:

1. Chamberlain High School in Tampa will retire its "Chiefs" mascot. The decision comes amid emotional testimony on Tuesday night and an online petition that gathered more than 6,000 signatures. (Spectrum News 13)

2. Online review giant Yelp ranked the top 100 restaurants in Florida. Tampa Bay had 20 restaurants featured on the list including Chicago Paulies, Pure Kitchen Organic, Health N Fresh Cafe, Flan Factory, Pacific Counter and more. (Subscription: Tampa Bay Business Journal)

3. Ronicca Whaley of Shiso Crispy will be featured on Food Network’s "Guy’s Grocery Games," after recently competing in a 5 week-long tournament of previous winners. The first episode will air on July 6 on Food Network. (Creative Loafing Tampa)

4. Pasco County Tax Collector Mike Fasano's five offices will be collecting donations in July for the Pasco County School District's ABC (Assist, Believe & Care) Program. The program aims to " provide financial assistance to students and their families who are experiencing economic hardship, especially when those needs interfere with the student’s ability to be academically successful." (Tampa Bay Newswire)

5. Local Girl Scouts in Troop 3103 are holding their annual "reverse garage sale" where they will collect new and like-new board games on Saturday, June 25. It will be held from 8 a.m. to noon at Bloomingdale West Park, located at 3940 Canoga Park Dr. in Brandon. Those who cannot attend can also support online using their Amazon Wish List. (Osprey Observer)

Today in Tampa:

• Tampa Mastermind & Mimosas at Tiki Docks River Bar & Grill. (9:30 a.m.)
• Paws For Literacy at Humane Society Of Tampa Bay. (2:45 p.m.)
• Art On The House at Tampa Museum Of Art. (4 p.m.)
• "Latinas In Fashion" Art + Fashion at The Art Institute Of Tampa. (5:30 p.m.)
• CPR Certification Tampa. (6:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Houston-based Shipley Do-Nuts is opening three new locations in Tampa Bay. (Creative Loafing Tampa)
• Pinellas County is developing a Tenants Bill of Rights that, in its current draft, would ban landlords from refusing to rent to those with housing vouchers, matching the ordinance across the bridge in Hillsborough County among other regulations. (Subscription: Tampa Bay Times)
• Florida beach residents and conservationists are applauding the signing of a bill by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis as a victory. The bill permits cities and counties to ban cigarette butts on beaches, long desired by beach towns. (Tampa Patch)
• Cameron Mitchell Restaurants, owners of Ocean Prime Tampa, are opening The Pearl at Water Street Tampa. It features made-from-scratch entrees, shareable plates and seasonal oysters, as well as craft cocktails. (That's So Tampa)

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Alrighty, you're all caught up for today! See you all tomorrow for another update.

— 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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