Fake Police Officer + Airline Sales Slow + Moffitt St. Pete

Happy Tuesday, neighbors! Here's everything you need to know going on today.

In this issue, you'll learn about a man accused of impersonating law enforcement and attacking a woman, a new cancer center, free COVID-19 vaccine home delivery, a government official hospitalized with COVID-19, and more. Now, let's get started.

First, today's weather: Humid and mostly cloudy throughout the day. High: 91 Low: 78.

Here are the top stories today in Tampa:

1. Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office has arrested a man accused of impersonating a law enforcement officer and sexually battering a woman. (Tampa Patch)

2. Moffitt and UPC are planning to build a cancer center and headquarter in downtown St. Pete. It would create hundreds of jobs in the area. (St. Pete Catalyst)

3. DeliverRxd Pharmacy is a family-owned, independent pharmacy and recently partnered with Pinellas and Hillsborough health departments for a free home delivery option on COVID vaccines. (83 Degrees Media)

4. Manatee County Commissioner Kevin Van Ostenbridge has been hospitalized with COVID-19. He was previously vaccinated with the Johnson and Johnson vaccine and his condition has stabilized. (WFLA)

5. New data by JPMorgan Chase shows airline ticket sales slowed in July as the delta variant became rampant. Sales were down by almost 20% from just a couple of weeks earlier. (WTSP)

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Today in Tampa

• Mental Health And Money Matters At The South Tampa Chamber Of Commerce. (11:00 AM)
• Jay Brown @ Tiki Docks Skyway. (2:00 PM)
• Paws for Literacy Program at The Humane Society of Tampa Bay. (2:45 PM)
• Virtual Tampa Town Hall Series To Inform Residents. (6:00 PM)
• Slow Art Tuesday at Florida Museum of Photographic Arts. (6:00 PM)
• Tampa Heights CRA Community Advisory Committee Meeting at Bush Ross Law Firm. (6:00 PM)
• Matt Plaisted Solo at The Dunedin Smokehouse. (6:00 PM)

• Alanis Morissette & Liz Phair at MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre. (7:00 PM)
• Men's Soccer Tampa at South Florida (7:00 PM)
• Shout! The Mod Musical at Straz Center for the Performing Arts. (7:30 PM)

Tampa Patch Notebook

• Florida Hospital Association: "Florida COVID-19 Update for August 16, 2021. Total Confirmed Hospitalizations: 15,656." (Twitter)
• Justin Schecker: "Inbox: @HillsboroughSch Board has called an emergency meeting for Wednesday with 5,599 students and 316 employees isolated or quarantined because of positive #covid19 test or close contact/possible exposure." (Twitter)
• St. Petersburg Florida: "Check this out! Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Pop-Up is this weekend, August 21, at the Saturday Morning Market in Williams Park. Walk-Up’s welcome! 9AM - 12:30PM..." (Twitter)
• South Tampa Chamber of Commerce: "MEMBER IN THE NEWS: Crisis Center of Tampa Bay CEO advises business leaders to stay vigilant and check in with employees!" (Twitter)
• creativeclay: "This year, the @stpetefl and Takamatsu, Japan, celebrate the 60th anniversary of the #sistercity relationship. We are participating through an art exchange with Heart Artlink Takamatsu Japan artists." (Twitter)
• Cigar City Brewing: "Thanks for the love, Florida. #JaiAlaiIPA #CigarCityBrewing" (Twitter)
• Tampa Bay Times: "The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says all counties in the states of Connecticut and Massachusetts ..." (Facebook)
• Tampa Bay Times: "Bob Stiff, a veteran news reporter and editor who spent nearly 25 years at the St. Petersburg Times and its sister pa..." (Facebook)
• Tampa Bay Times: "In theory, the White House could punish states by withholding related federal funds, but that could pose problems wit..." (Facebook)
• Tampa Bay Times: "Florida's school mask debate has a national audience -- including President Biden. Get the latest on that story and m..." (Facebook)
• Tampa Bay Times: "Tampa Bay doctors are tired and frustrated in the latest pandemic wave. They urge you to wear masks, get vaccinated a..." (Facebook)
• Tampa Bay Times: "There are plenty of places to turn for accurate information about COVID-19, but not, perhaps, a local government’s pu..." (Facebook)
• Tampa Bay Times: "Fears of noise and traffic scuttle latest proposal in 17-year search for fire station site." (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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