🌱 What's Open Labor Day + Save Manatee Club Seeks Community Support

Hello again, neighbors and Happy Labor Day! It's me, Carlos Hernandez, your host of the Daily. Let's get this Monday started off right, with a quick guide to everything you need to know about what's happening these days in town...

• 🏠 A daughter of an Army Sergeant killed in Afghanistan received the keys to a home in Wesley Chapel from a non-profit called Building Homes for Heroes.
• ⚾ The Yankees denied the Rays a sweep on Sunday's baseball game in a 2-1 loss.
• 🛒 Most grocery stores are open regular hours today for Labor Day.

First, today's weather:

A t-storm around in the p.m.. High: 92 Low: 77.

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Here are the top five stories in Tampa today:

1. Nazeraeh Montrond, 22, received the keys to a new home in Wesley Chapel from Building Homes for Heroes. Her father, Army Sgt. Alberto Montrond, was killed in February 2006 when he was stationed in Afghanistan with the 7th Special Forces Group. Nazeraeh was left to care for her brothers after her mother passed as well. (Tampa Patch)

2. The Tampa Police Department (TPD) is investigating a shooting that left a 5-month-old infant injured on Saturday. The incident happened Saturday, September 3 after 1 p.m. The child was immediately transported by EMS to Tampa General Hospital. Paula Marie Concepcion Santos, 25, was arrested and charged with child neglect and great bodily harm. (City Of Tampa)

3. Most grocery stores in Tampa Bay will be open today for regular hours during Labor Day including Publix, Whole Foods Market, Winn-Dixie, and The Fresh Market. Most CVS and Walgreens will be open as well, although pharmacies will be closed at Walgreens and limited at CVS. (WFLA)

4. Central Florida-based Save the Manatee Club (SMC) is encouraging individuals to help manatees at home and abroad as they celebrate Labor Day weekend and International Manatee Day on September 7, including taking caution on the waterways. The organization was founded by Jimmy Buffett and former Florida Governor and U.S. Senator Bob Graham. (WUSF)

5. The New York Yankees took down the Tampa Bay Rays 2-1 on Sunday, denying a sweep to the Rays. The Rays won two out of three games and gained one game to trim the Yankees ranking to five in their division to five. (Subscription: Tampa Bay Times)

Today in Tampa:

• Tampa Riverwalk: A Smartphone Audio Walking Tour. (all day)
• Bolay South Tampa's VIP Week. (11 a.m.)
• September 5 | Oliver Heldens | Labor Day at WTR Pool. (noon)
• Simple Baking at Publix Aprons Cooking School Of Citrus Park. (6 p.m.)
• Improv Short Form at Stageworks. (7 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Enjoy Paint & Sip with a Science Twist at MOSI on September 16 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. You must be 18+ to attend. (Twitter)
• The former home of Tom Pepin, CEO of Pepin Distributing Co., is now for sale. Pepin and his wife purchased the home in 2003 for $1,775,000 and sold it in 2015 for $3,133,200, according to property records. (Creative Loafing Tampa)
• Florida Blue says more than 85,000 people in the Tampa Bay area will be receiving letters this weekend that Baycare may choose to leave its network on October 1. If the two companies do not reach an agreement, all BayCare hospitals, doctors and other facilities will be considered out-of-network for anyone insured by Florida Blue starting on October 1. (WTSP)
• The Women's Advocacy Movement of Pinellas (WAMP) and nearly 60 other local activists gathered Saturday in downtown St. Pete to march for abortion rights and reproductive justice for the "Repro-Rights Rally." Candidates running for office joined the rally. (Creative Loafing Tampa)

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You're officially in the loop for today! I'll see you soon.

— 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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