🌱 Derby Party Set + New Tampa Shooting Death Investigation Underway

Happy Thursday, people of Tampa! Let's get you all caught up on what's happening locally to start today off on an informed note.

First, today's weather:

A shower in the afternoon. High: 85 Low: 69.

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Here are the top five stories in Tampa today:

1. 13 Ugly Men of Tampa Bay are hosting their 2022 Derby Party on May 7 at 3 p.m. at Tabellas. Come dressed in your finest derby attire including a fascinator, hat, bow tie, and linens. The event will benefit The Glazer Children’s Museum. (That's So Tampa)

2. Tampa Police are investigating a shooting death at The Dawson Apartments, 15501 Bruce B. Downs Blvd. in New Tampa in which a woman said she shot a man who was trying to steal her car and run her over. The man was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. (Tampa Patch)

3. The 17th annual Sunscreen Film Festival kicks off today in downtown St. Petersburg and will run through Sunday. Guests can enjoy feature length films, panel workshops, foreign features, documentaries, and more. (Creative Loafing Tampa)

4. The Safety Harbor Marina Fountain was "heavily" vandalized sometime between 7 a.m. Sunday and 7:30 a.m. Monday, according to a Facebook post. City staff are now searching for who may be responsible for the crime. (WTSP)

5. The Collier County Sheriff's Office said music teacher Diego Alberto Rojas-Pulido, 37, attempted suicide after he was questioned about a video recording device found at a bathroom in Pinecrest Elementary School in Immokalee. Rojas-Pulido faces a charge of video voyeurism (offender 24 or older and victim under 16), a second-degree felony. (WFLA)

Today in Tampa:

• Art on the House at Tampa Museum of Art. (5:00 PM)
• Spring Trivia Night at The University Of Tampa College Of Arts And Letters. (5:30 PM)
• OE Book Fair | A Celebration Of Local Authors at Oxford Exchange. (6:00 PM)
• Limp Bizkit at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa. (6:00 PM)
• Robinson Baseball At Chamberlain High School. (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• SNL alumni David Spade will bring his comedy tour to the historic Tampa Theatre in September. (Subscription: Tampa Bay Times)
• There is a new Rays Museum, located in the four alcoves of the left-field concourse at Tropicana Field. The museum is open to fans at no charge during home games this season. The museum opens when the gates do and closes at the end of the fifth inning. (83 Degrees Media)
• An apartment complex in Ybor City has sold for $90.65 million or more than $376,141 per unit. Bainbridge Ybor City last sold in late 2020 for $58 million or $241,667 per unit. (Subscription: Tampa Bay Business Journal)
• There is less than one month to go until Sunset Music Festival returns to Tampa. (Twitter)

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Alrighty, you're all caught up for today! See you tomorrow for your next 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.