Daddies Donuts and Delites + Seminole Heights Community Pool Push

Rise and shine, Tampa! Here's everything you need to know to get this Saturday started off right.

In this issue, you'll learn the latest about the fight over masks in schools, a new shop coming to St. Pete, a local Santa in support of COVID testing, residents pushing for a community pool restoration, and more. Now, let's get started.

First, today's weather: Humid and partly cloudy throughout the day. High: 92 Low: 79.

Here are the top stories in Tampa today:

1. Daddies Donuts and Delites is opening this fall in downtown St. Pete. (Creative Loafing Tampa)

2. The Florida Board of Education issued an order Friday to Alachua and Broward counties school districts “demanding that they comply with state statute and rule." The department said it will then begin withholding state funds on a monthly basis “an amount equal to 1/12 of the total annual compensation of the school board members who voted to impose the unlawful mask mandates until each district demonstrates compliance.” (WFLA)

3. A local professional Santa, 80-year-old Ross Tarr, has given a new COVID-19 testing site a thumbs-up. He tested positive in July at an event. A reporter observed that Health Equity has a well-organized flow for everyone getting tested. (St. Pete Patch)

4. An increase in SNAP benefits could help more than 1.5 million eligible people around Tampa Bay. The average monthly per-person benefits for qualified recipients will rise from $121 to $157. (WTSP)

5. Seminole Heights residents in Tampa are pushing for the restoration of Angus R. Goss community pool on North Central Avenue. Residents have raised $10,500 and completed surveys to show support for it. (Bay News 9)

Today in Tampa

• Rides By The River Car Show At Armature Works. (8:00 AM)
• Freestyle Explosion Throwback Jam. (7:30 PM)
• Mosquito Fish Give-Away - Hillsborough County Public Library Cooperative. (8:00 AM)
• Ybor Saturday Morning Market. (9:00 AM)
• Rosé All Day Saturdays w/ Lost Kings. (12:00 PM)
• America's Largest Interactive Mystery Dinner Show. (6:00 PM)

Tampa Patch Notebook

• Humane Society of Tampa Bay: "Some of the neighbors behind the shelter decided they no longer wanted to care for their bunnies so they just let them loose outside! When some of our staff realized what had happened, they jumped the fence to save the poor little one..." (Facebook)
• Tampa General Hospital: "I started at TGH five years ago in Environmental Services and now I'm an anesthesia tech. During COVID, my husband lost his job, so we were living on my income only. We really wanted to have a baby, but we had to take a break from IVF t..." (Facebook)
• ZooTampa at Lowry Park: "Manatee Release Alert! How it started versus the happy ending! What a difference eight months can make! After months of rehabilitation and care, our manatee team released Citrine back to Florida waters. Citrine was rescued and brought to..." (Facebook)
• Hillsborough County Public Schools: "We want to thank all of our Data Processors for their incredible work these first two weeks of school. Like Shanica Copeland at Potter Elementary, we know you all have been working non-stop making sure students are enrolled and ready to ..." (Facebook)
• Tampa's Downtown: "#TampasDowntown grows by another grocery store! Publix GreenWise Market opened officially today in the stunning Heron residences at Water Street Tampa. Welcome to the neighborhood!" (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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