🌱 King State Opening Cocktail Bar + Bern's Steakhouse Makes Top List

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Here are the top five stories today in Tampa:

1. Tampa's very own Bern's Steakhouse has landed a spot at No. 4 on Gayot's list of the Top 10 Steakhouses in the U.S.A. Bern's was founded in 1956 by Bernard Laxer and his wife, Gert, after they visited Tampa and boasts the world's largest restaurant wine cellar. (Tampa Patch)

2. Busch Gardens Tampa Bay is bringing back free beer this summer for guests ages 21 years and older in honor of the park’s Summer Celebration. Guests will receive two complimentary beers every time they visit now through August 7. (WFLA)

3. A portfolio of 14 apartment properties throughout Central, Southwest and North Florida, including four in Tampa, has sold for $240 million. "This sale marks the highest dollar volume transaction in Central, Southwest and North Florida’s history," according to CBRE. (Subscription: Tampa Bay Business Journal)

4. Evacuation zones have been updated in Hillsborough County and 75,000 people now find themselves included in the zones for the first time. The largest new portion is in East Tampa. The county recommends checking their Hurricane Evacuation Assessment Tool to see if you are in an evacuation zone. (Bay News 9)

5. King State Coffee is opening a new cocktail bar in its Tampa Heights location called Ups N Downs. It will open at 4 p.m. and close at 11 p.m. on weekdays and close at midnight on Fridays and Saturdays. No opening date has been given. (That's So Tampa)

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Today in Tampa:

• Vintage Roost Market. (9 a.m.)
• Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel Exhibit Arrives In Tampa at WestShore Plaza. (10 a.m.)
• Mahjong at Hillsborough County Public Library Cooperative (2 p.m.)
• Summer Movie Club: The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run at Arthenia L. Joyner at Community Room A&B. (3 p.m.)
• Tampa Tarpons Vs. Palm Beach Cardinals at George Steinbrenner Field. (7:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• The American Legion Carmichael-Legree Post 167 in Central Tampa has been without a physical post for more than 20 years and needs the community’s help to get back on its feet. Post 167 was the first American Legion post for African-American veterans. (WFLA)
• Achieva Credit Union, founded in Pinellas County, recently announced that members can now make Bitcoin transactions on Achieva's mobile application, through a partnership with leading Bitcoin company NYDIG. The credit union says it is the first Florida credit union to provide access to cryptocurrency trading services to its members. (Tampa Bay Newswire)
• Tampa General Hospital was recently named as a Best Maternity Hospital 2022 by Newsweek magazine. It marks the second time in two years that Tampa General made the list. (Tampa General Hospital)
• A Tampa Bay area woman and former ABC Action News reporter, Laura McElroy, has been named as one of the nine experts to review the law enforcement response to the deadly school shooting last month in Uvalde, Texas. (ABC Action News)

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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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