🌱 Christmas In The Wild + Tampa Data Company Leads Crypto Mining + McKay Bay Arrest

Get on up, Tampa! Today is Black Friday. Good luck with all the deals out there today. Let's get you started this Friday with everything you need to know going on today in town.

First, today's weather:

Sunshine and nice. High: 75 Low: 54.

Here are the top stories in Tampa today:

1. Tampa-based data center provider Ace Host has become a leader in crypto mining. Ace Host’s downtown Tampa facility is rated to withstand a Category 4 hurricane and the business boasts 99.9% uptime. Business is booming as blockchain technology and cryptocurrency grow and owner Russel Bruno wants to keep the business in Tampa Bay and Florida in the future. (St. Pete Catalyst)

2. East Lake High School student Julian Thacker of Pinellas County was chosen to perform in the 2021 Macy's Great American Marching Band in New York City on Thanksgiving. Thacker was one of only 185 musicians chosen nationwide and performed on national television. (Bay News 9)

3. 69-year-old Robert Kessler of Lutz has been arrested for the murder of 47-year-old Stephanie Crone-Overholts. Body parts of Crone-Overholts were recently found in McKay Bay. Kessler is charged with second-degree murder and abuse of a dead body. The cause of death is still unknown, but the death was ruled a homicide. (Tampa Patch)

4. Florida Republican Rep. Brad Drake has filed “free speech” legislation that would require the state or its licensing boards to prove by clear and convincing evidence that a health care provider’s social media posts caused harm to a current patient before revoking or threatening to revoke a license, certificate, or registration. The bill states Florida Department of Health or its licensure boards would be liable for up to $1.5 million to any doctor who suffers direct or indirect damages as a result of an unsuccessful regulatory effort. (Creative Loafing)

5. Christmas in the Wild is back at ZooTampa from today through December 30th. It has one of one of Tampa Bay’s largest light displays with six “illuminated zones of lights” and festive entertainment. There will also be carolers, holiday treats, Santa, elves, and more. (myQ105.com)

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Today in Tampa:

• Exhibit Of Outsider Art At Tampa Museum Of Art. (10:00 AM)
• Fourth Friday Along Tampa Riverwalk. (5:00 PM)
• A Pirate’s Christmas with Lost Pearl. (5:00 PM)
• Tampa Bay's Festival Of Lights & Santa's Village. (6:00 PM)
• Winter Shimmering Lights. (6:30 PMt)

Tampa Patch Notebook

• The University of Tampa: "The University of Tampa’s College of Arts and Letters and Department of Film, Animation and New Media (FMX) will be showing the movie Lady in the Manor on Dec. 2 as part of its Sunshine Cinema film series, followed by a Q&A session with ..." (Facebook)
• Creative Loafing Tampa Bay: "These before-and-after photos show how much Tampa has changed in the last 15 years." (Twitter)
• Councilman Luis Viera: "Stopped by @TampaFireRescue Stations 13, 20, 21, 22 and 23 and @TampaPD District 2 yesterday to bring donuts and wish our first responders a happy Thanksgiving. These men and women with @CityofTampa are away from their loved ones on this holiday to do their job and be there for us." (Twitter)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Friday! I'll catch up with you bright and early tomorrow with another update. If you're liking these newsletters, consider inviting some of your friends and neighbors to follow along. 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.

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