🌱 Hillsborough Judge Jared Smith Under Scrutiny + E.T. 40th Screening

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Here are the top five stories today in Tampa:

1. E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial is celebrating its 40th anniversary with screenings at movie theaters around Tampa Bay on Friday, August 12. Many AMC theaters will host the special film event. (Myq105)

2. The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) are searching for suspects in a smash-and-grab that happened at the Citrus Park Town Center on Tuesday. Police say three masked men accessed an employee entrance at the mall and used hammers to break display cases at the Diamond Galleria, stealing $100,000 worth of merchandise. (Tampa Patch, WFLA)

3. Hillsborough judge Jared Smith is under scrutiny for allegedly running attack ads without a disclaimer of his involvement, a violation of Florida Election law breaking with judicial ethic code. The ads calls his opponent, Nancy Jacobs, "woke" and a part of the far left's "activist agenda." (Creative Loafing Tampa)

4. Asiatic Street Food has opened a new location in Carrollwood. It has the same owners as the location in Ybor City. The new location is at 3825 Northdale Boulevard. They offer lunch and dinner and have a variety of Asian foods including Thai and Vietnamese food. (That's So Tampa)

5. Steve MacDonald, one of Tampa's top tech industry leaders, has led a $2 million funding round for a tech company in the cannabis space. The company called Kush.com is an online retailer for CBD and cannabis products. (Tampa Bay INNO)

Coming up in Tampa:

• 1st Annual Feeding Tampa Bay Programs Conference at HCC Dale Mabry Campus. (9 a.m.)
• Whodunit Book Discussion: "Before She Disappeared" by Lisa Gardner at Bloomingdale Library. (1 p.m.)
• Art On The House at Tampa Museum of Art. (5 p.m.)
• Rock The Park In Downtown Tampa at Curtis Hixon Park. (5:30 p.m.)
• Film Tampa Bay Presents: Iron Man With Special Guest Bob Layton at Tampa Theatre. (6 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• A Tampa man was sentenced to more than five years in prison for crimes dating back to January 2015, including COVID-19 fraud. (WFLA)
• A new Polk County Sheriff's Office telecommunicator helped deliver a baby the day before he completed his training, according to a TikTok post from the sheriff's office. (WTSP)
• Hillsborough County leaders have approved new requirements for landlords to give tenants 60 days notice of pending rent increases greater than 5% and to give at least 30 days notice if a lease is not being renewed. Activists have fought for more protection as rise climbs. (Subscription: Tampa Bay Times)
• "Holiday Cosplay Tampa Bay," a winter-themed comic convention event is coming on December 10-11 to the Tampa Convention Center. It will showcase a handful of nationally-recognized anime voice actors, comic artists and cosplayers. (Tampa Bay Newswire)

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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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