🌱 Mayor Castor Claims Victory In Tree Dispute + Tarpon City Attorney

Hey, everybody! It's Tuesday in Tampa and I'm back in your inbox to get you caught up on the most important things happening in the community today. Here's the quick lowdown...

• 🍽️ Buffalo Wild Wings in Ybor City has permanently closed after 10 years.
• 🏈 A former Bucs player has picked up a job at a local high school.
• 🌳 City of Tampa and Mayor Jane Castor are celebrating victory in a legal battle over tree cutting.

Today is National Kids Take Over The Kitchen Day. It's a great day to get in the kitchen with your child or teenager and teach them how to make something or cook together.

First, today's weather:

A shower and thunderstorm. High: 86 Low: 76.

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Here are the top five stories today in Tampa:

1. Tampa police are seeking information on a man who robbed a Quick Pick Liquors store located at 6815 North Armenia Ave. in Tampa early Saturday morning. The man broke a window at 1:29 a.m. to enter the store, went through the cash register and grabbed four bottles of Hennessy before leaving, according to police. (Tampa Patch)

2. Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers Wide Receiver Michael Clayton has taken a job as head coach at Plant City High School. He joins a group of former Bucs players joining staff at local schools. Clayton played nine seasons in the NFL and six seasons of that with the Bucs and winning a Super Bowl championship with the New York Giants. (ABC Action News)

3. Tarpon Springs City Attorney Tom Trask is resigning over what he said are "baseless public attacks" over the last several months and is severing his firm's ties with the city. Commissioners have questioned invoicing by Trask and brought up other incidents at other cities around Pinellas County. (Subscription: Tampa Bay Times)

4. The Ybor City Buffalo Wild Wings and the only one in city of Tampa has now permanently closed after 10 years of business, according to local reports. The location at 1625 E. 7th Avenue will be replaced with a bar named "Southern Belle." (Creative Loafing Tampa)

5. City of Tampa Mayor Jane Castor and the city of Tampa are sending a message to tree-cutting businesses, builders and residents that everyone needs to protect Tampa's tree canopy from "reckless destruction." The victory march comes as a Circuit Court judge has upheld a $234,427.50 fine against tree cutter, Miller & Sons LLC. (City Of Tampa)

Today in Tampa:

• State Of Workforce at Greater Tampa Chamber Of Commerce. (7:30 a.m.)
• Crochet Buddies With Ms. Bonita at Bruton Memorial Library. (3 p.m.)
• Ybor City Economic Growth And Mobility Committee Meeting at Ybor Community Redevelopment Area/YCDC Office. (3:30 p.m.)
• Gamer Lounge at TRIBE Seminole Heights. (4:30 p.m.)
• All-U-Can Eat Pizza Skate at United Skates Of America. (5:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• The westbound lanes on West El Prado Boulevard between South MacDill Avenue and South Waverly Avenue will close at 9 a.m. on September 14 with completion expected by 5 p.m. on Friday, September 16. (Tampa Patch)
• CMX Connect Tampa Bay is launching with its first kickoff event on Thursday, September 15 at Armature Works. CMX Connect Tampa Bay seeks to bring community professionals together across Tampa, St. Petersburg, Clearwater and the greater Tampa Bay area. (CMX)
• Adam Sandler is coming to Amalie Arena in downtown Tampa on November 6 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets go on-sale on Friday, September 16. (Bay News 9)
• The Oxford Exchange, located on Kennedy Avenue in South Tampa, is celebrating its 10th anniversary in the city of Tampa. CASS Contemporary has commissioned Australian artist Elliott Routledge to paint a temporary mural on the outside of the Oxford Exchange building in celebration. (That's So Tampa)

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Alrighty, you're all good for today! 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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