Meat Vending Machine + Affordable Rays Tickets + New England-Style Pizza Coming Soon

Good day, neighbors and Happy Monday! It's me again, Carlos Hernandez, your host of the Tampa Daily.

In this issue, you'll learn about rising rent costs, affordable Tampa Bay Rays tickets, a New England-style pizza joint coming soon, a meat vending machine, and more. Now, let's get started.

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First, today's weather:

Humid and mostly cloudy throughout the day. High: 91 Low: 76.

Here are the top stories today in Tampa:

1. Rent has increased by 21.7% since the beginning of 2021 in Tampa Bay. In Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco and Hernando counties, workers need to make $24.44 an hour or $48,880 a year to afford a two-bedroom apartment. 2.8 minimum wage jobs are needed just to cover the cost of a two-bedroom. (Orlando Sentinel)

2. Take me out to the ball game? Catch one of the final homestand Rays baseball games of the 2021 regular season for a discounted price of $10. Thousands of fan appreciation tickets are available and fans are encouraged to buy tickets in advance. (St. Pete Patch)

3. Colony Grill is bringing New England-style pizza to St. Petersburg at 670 Central Ave. with a planned opening before Halloween. It's a thin, brittle, and chewy pie. 12 toppings are available including sausage, pepperoni, meatball, mushrooms, and onions. (St. Pete Rising)

4. Need a cultural boost? You can visit several of Tampa Bay's best museums for free on Saturday, September 18th, for Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day. Participating museums include Tampa Museum of Art, Florida Museum of Photographic Arts, Henry B. Plant Museum, Tampa Bay History Center, and Cracker Country. (That's So Tampa)

5. There's a meat vending machine in Tampa open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It's located outside of the Boozy Pig butcher shop in South Tampa at 3255 West Cypress St. How's that for meat-to-go? (WFLA)

Today in Tampa:

• Hillsborough County Affordable Housing Advisory Board Meeting - Hybrid. (9:00 AM)
• Story Time - Hillsborough County Public Library Cooperative. (9:30 AM)
• City of Tampa Special Call meeting at Old City Hall. To complete the selection process for City Council’s appointment to the Citizen Review Board for Tampa Police Department (TPD). (4:00 PM)
• Culinary Kids at TRIBE Seminole Heights. (6:00 PM)
• Volleyball @ Blake - Robinson High. (6:15 PM)

Tampa Patch Notebook

• The U.S. Department of Education has filed a civil rights investigation in the State of Florida over its ban on mask mandates.
• Humane Society of Tampa Bay: "NEW PROGRAM ALERT! Parents' Night Out - Parents' Night Out is a great way for kids to have a fun night at the shelter while their parents get a few hours to themselves! Kids ages 5 and up will enjoy playing with the shelter ani..." (Facebook)
• Tampa Bay Buccaneers: "Football is BACK, back. #ATLvsTB 4:05 p.m. Sept 19 on FOX" (Facebook)
• Kiera | Tampa Bay Foodie: "Bacon, egg, cheddar cheese, & cream cheese on an everything bagel from @petes_general! They have two locations in St. Pete - one Uptown & one in the Grand Central District! #ThisBabeEats #StPeteFoodie #BagelSandwich" (Instagram)
• Tampa Police Department: "Thank you MISSION BBQ for hosting first responders today in honor of 9/11. #NeverForget #911Memorial" (Facebook)

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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.

Have a news tip or suggestion for an upcoming Tampa Daily? You can contact me at carlosreportsnews@gmail.com.