🌱 Let's Talk Tampa Bay + Federal School Funding + Affordable Housing

Happy Saturday, neighbors! Here's everything you need to know going on in Tampa today.

First, today's weather:

Humid with some sun. High: 87 Low: 70.

Here are the top stories today in Tampa:

1. A new resource called "Let's Talk Tampa Bay" is aiming to help Hillsborough County and Pasco County residents with mental health. It is a partnership with Vibrant Emotional Health, a nonprofit administrator of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. (WUSF)

2. The Artspace Tampa Initiative is aiming to show the growing need for affordable housing and studio spaces for creatives to thrive in the area. 76% of creatives have considered leaving Tampa if affordable living and working paces don’t become available soon. (83 Degrees Media)

3. Many Tampa Bay missing women cases are growing cold as families seek closure. Many cases do not make national headlines. The Missing Endangered Persons Information Clearinghouse currently lists 726 missing people in its clearinghouse. (Tampa Patch)

4. Florida has finally applied for $2.3 billion in federal school funding after widespread criticism. It was the last state in the country to apply and led to a political battle over why Florida was not seeking funds for schools that are available from the government. (Creative Loafing Tampa)

5. Sue Burkett, a former principal at Burns Middle School and former principal at Bloomingdale High, has been promoted to Hillsborough County Public Schools’ chief of schools. One of her goals is to improve student academic performance that was damaged by COVID-19. (Osprey Observer)

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Today in Tampa:

• 2nd dose Vaccination Clinics for Students 12 and Older. (9:00 AM)
• Family Story Time - Hillsborough County Public Library Cooperative (9:30 AM)
• Teen Open Studio at the Bryan Glazer Family JCC (1:30 PM)
• Boo Bash at the South Tampa Y! - South Tampa Family YMCA. (2:00 PM)
• Disney's Hocus Pocus Movie Night | Blount & Curry MacDill. (6:30 PM)
• Women's Soccer Nova Southeastern vs. Tampa. (7:00 PM)

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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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