🌱 House Hillsborough Recognition Breakfast Today + Hiking Spree

Hello all. It's me, Carlos Hernandez, your host of the Tampa Daily — here to impart all the most important things happening locally. Including news about:

• 🏠 The inaugural House Hillsborough Recognition Breakfast is this morning at the University Club.
• 🌳 The 7th Annual Hillsborough County Hiking Spree kicks off today.
• 🥡 Blackbrick restaurant from Chef Richard Hales is opening in Tampa soon on Nov. 15.

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Here are the top stories today in Tampa:

1. The inaugural House Hillsborough Recognition Breakfast is happening today, Nov. 1, at 7:30 a.m. at the University Club, 201 N. Franklin St., 38th Floor from Tampa Hillsborough Homeless Initiative. The event will recognize leaders battling homelessness in the community. The group seeks to make homelessness rare by "asking everyone in the community to give .1 percent of their salary" to help the counties most vulnerable. (Tampa Patch)

2. Hillsborough County is offering permits for psychics for less than $3,000 for those interested in the field. The code reads, "Every fortuneteller, clairvoyant, palmist, astrologer, phrenologist, character reader, spirit medium, absent treatment healer, or mental healer and every person engaged in any occupation of a similar nature shall pay a business tax of $225." Those who operate without a permit could be prosecuted by the county. (WFLA)

3. The 7th Annual Hillsborough County Hiking Spree starts today, Nov. 1, and offers residents another year outdoors in the community's parks and preserves. More than 2,000 people registered their dogs for last year's Hiking Spree. The list features 26 trails at 24 locations in the county. (Tampa Patch)

4. Tampa-based law firm Carlton Fields is launching a privacy and cybersecurity consulting practice to help executives navigate increasingly compliance requirements. It will be called "CTRL" and cover data ethics, contracts and vendor management, business certifications, and more. (Subscription: Tampa Bay Business Journal)

5. Blackbrick restaurant from Chef Richard Hales is opening in Tampa on Nov. 15 and reservations are now available online. The gourmet Chinese restaurant concept is already successful in South Florida. Lunch will run around $20 per entree with dinner closer to $40. (That's So Tampa, Creative Loafing Tampa)

Today in Tampa:

• Brandon Coffee Connections with Working Women of Tampa Bay at Gemma Floral Boutique. (9 a.m.)
• 6th Annual Get Down to Business Tampa at Bryan Glazer Family JCC. (11:30 a.m.)
• Día De Los Muertos Paired Cocktail Dinner at The Vault Tampa. (6 p.m.)
• Sheet Pan Dinners at Publix Aprons Cooking School of Citrus Park. (6 p.m.)
• Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Ottawa Senators at Amalie Arena. (7 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• The Tampa Water Department is conducting maintenance on the water distribution system near West Gandy Boulevard, between South MacDill Avenue and South Zion Street, and work is expected to be completed today at 5 p.m. (WTSP)
• Tampa Bay Buccaneers shared: "We've signed former Bucs WR Tyler Johnson and CB Ryan Smith to the practice squad." (Tampa Bay Buccaneers via Facebook)
• City of Tampa shared: "November registration is now open for our backyard composting program. 🌱 Single-family residential customers with a yard can sign up to complete a required virtual workshop and receive a free bin. Space is limited." (City of Tampa via Facebook)
• Hillsborough County Public Schools shared: "Don't forget, the window to apply for our Magnet & Choice Attractor Programs is now open through Dec. 16!" (Hillsborough County Public Schools via Facebook)

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You're all caught up 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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