🌱 Guy Grocery Winner Pop-Up + Mobile Vision Clinic + Frontier Routes

Good morning, neighbors! Happy October! It's me again, Carlos Hernandez, your host of the Tampa Daily.

First, today's weather:

Times of clouds and sun. High: 91 Low: 73.

Here are the top stories today in Tampa:

1. Guy Fieri’s “Guy’s Grocery Games” winner Jada Vidal is hosting a pop-up in Tampa Bay. The next pop-up is scheduled for Sunday, October 3rd at the Hyde House in Tampa. (WFLA)

2. Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said detectives have located five victims of child pornography as part of an ongoing investigation into child pornography. Suspects involved are facing more than 2,770 felony charges. (Fox 13 Tampa)

3. The Glazer Vision Foundation has named Lions Eye Institute for Transplant and Research Foundation as the Mobile Vision Clinic's new operator. The clinic has provided more than 200,000 free eye screenings and more than 20,000 free pairs of prescription glasses since 2009.(Tampa Patch)

4. A new lawsuit claims Florida's new sports betting agreement violates the state Constitution and federal laws. The plaintiffs include South Florida developer Armando Codina and Miami car dealer Norman Braman. (Creative Loafing Tampa)

5. Frontier Airlines has announced 5 new routes to Tampa International Airport. The new routes include New York’s LaGuardia Airport; Rochester, New York; Green Bay, Wisconsin; Columbus, Ohio; and Bloomington, Illinois. (Tampa Bay Times)

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Today in Tampa:

• OLLI-USF Free Friday Lecture: Global Perspectives and U.S. Interests. (12:15 PM)
• Hyde Park Pumpkin Patch. (3:00 PM)
• Brews & Bites In Tampa. (5:00 PM)
• German American Society 2021 Oktoberfest. (5:00 PM)
• Breath and Meditation Workshop. (7:00 PM)

Tampa Patch Notebook

• Tampa Bay Lightning: "Ready for some home ice action." (Facebook)
• ZooTampa at Lowry Park: "Reeves’s muntjac pack a lot of cuteness into a very small frame. Adults measure less than 18 inches at the shoulder!" (Facebook)
• Tampa General Hospital: "As a firefighter and EMT, Joe Stanley was a man known for saving lives and protecting his community. Things quickly changed when a heart condition turned Joe into the one looking for life-saving medical help. After being transferred to T..." (Facebook)
• City of Tampa: "VACCINE BOOSTER Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine boosters are available at the Lee Davis Community Center (3402 N 22nd St) for recipients who completed their initial series at least 6 months ago. The site is currently open from 7AM - 7PM dail..." (Facebook)
• Tampa International Airport: "Find somebody who looks at you the way you look at window seat views like these - James McAllister" (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.

Have a news tip or suggestion for an upcoming Tampa Daily? You can contact me at carlosreportsnews@gmail.com.