🌱 Lightning Fall To Avalanche + TPD Collects 1,000 Guns + Gas Prices

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First, today's weather:

A stray afternoon t-storm. High: 91 Low: 77.

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Here are the top five stories today in Tampa:

1. The Colorado Avalanche ended the Tampa Bay Lightning's rule and run for the Stanley Cup with a 2-1 victory in Game 6 on Sunday night at the Amalie Arena. The game was hard fought, but the Bolts ultimately came up short. (Yahoo! Sports)

2. Tampa Tarpons pitcher Chandler Champlain also doubles as a DJ, living out two passions. Champlain was recently added to the list of Yankees' top 30 prospects in his first full professional season and still has a goal of playing in the big leagues someday. (Fox 13)

3. Tampa’s Fringe Festival is set to celebrate its 6th anniversary with nearly 100 shows from 23 companies and a new and improved Kids Fringe. This year's theme is "Peace. Love. Fringe!" The festival will run from July 28 to August 7 at the Hillsborough Community College Performing Arts Center in Ybor City. (Creative Loafing Tampa)

4. Tampa Police Department's no-questions-asked gun buyback event collected 1,000 weapons in just four hours. The event was underwritten by a $100,000 from anonymous community members who donated following the mass shooting at a Uvalde, Texas elementary school last month. (Subscription: Tampa Bay Times, Free: WFLA)

5. Gas prices in the Tampa area fell 26 cents from the all-time high in mid-June, according to data from Gasbuddy. On June 12, the average price for a gallon of regular-grade gasoline was $4.89. on June 26, the price was $4.63. The fall is faster than the national average. (WFLA)

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Today in Tampa:

• Summer Art Camp 2022 at Tampa Museum Of Art. (8 a.m.)
• Tampa EDITION - Hospitality Career Fair. (11 a.m.)
• Monday Movie Matinee: Dolphin Tale 2 at Lutz Library. (3 p.m.)
• Flower Shop at TRIBE Seminole Heights. (5 p.m.)
• Recording Studio Orientation at John F. Germany Public Library (7 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Three minors were rushed to local hospitals after being seriously injured in a personal watercraft crash Sunday on Old Tampa Bay. They are expected to survive. (WTSP)
• This image of the Lightning's Ondrej Palat last night definitely hurts. (Twitter)
• Hundreds of protesters headed near the University of South Florida to march in support of abortion rights on Saturday after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Activists called on local leaders and institutions to commit to protecting abortion. (Subscription: Tampa Bay Times)
• Florida Museum of Photographic Arts will open present the the exhibition, "Through the Lens of Conflict: Vietnam Press Photographs" from the Dr. Robert L. Drapkin Collection, July 8 to October 23. (Tampa Patch)

Thanks for following along and staying informed! See you all tomorrow for another update.

— 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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