🌱 Michelin Guide Finally Comes To Tampa Today + Rodeo & Family Fest

Good morning, everybody! It's me, Carlos Hernandez, your host of the Tampa Daily — back in your inbox with everything you need to know about what's happening locally.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and humid. High: 88 Low: 79.

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Here are the top five stories today in Tampa:

1. Five graduates of Hillsborough County Public Schools were honored for achieving perfect attendance during their entire academic career, from kindergarten to 12th grade. Each student attended 2,340 consecutive school days, which is 180 days for 13 straight years. (Tampa Patch)

2. A power outage at LEGOLAND Florida temporarily left park visitors stranded on rides on Wednesday afternoon, according to a resort spokesperson. The resort said an incident outside of the park caused the resort to lose power for a brief period. (WFLA)

3. Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister said two people are dead after a standoff with a barricaded man in a shed Tuesday on the 5600 block of Center Street in Wimauma. The Sheriff's Office said it would not immediately release the name of the deputy who fired the shot because they work undercover. (ABC Action News)

4. The Tampa Bay Rodeo and Family Festival is headed back to the Hillsborough County Fairgrounds on Friday and Saturday, July 15 and 16. Guests can enjoy bull riding, bronco busting and barrel racing, as well as a festival full of delicious food and games for the family. (Osprey Observer)

5. Today, Tampa chefs and restaurateurs will finally find out whether they have received a Michelin star. This is the first time the guide will include Florida and only Tampa, Orlando, and Miami will be included in the guide. The winners will be announced at 6:30 p.m. at an event in Orlando. (Subscription: Tampa Bay Times)

Today in Tampa:

• Summer Art Camp 2022 at Tampa Museum of Art. (8 a.m.)
• Xscape Theatres Riverview 14 Kids Summer Movies. (9 a.m.)
• Tech Help at Robert W. Saunders, Sr. Branch Library. (10:30 a.m.)
• Before The Mouse: Florida Roadside Attractions With Tampa Bay History Center at Bruton Memorial Library. (2 p.m.)
• Paws For Literacy at Humane Society Of Tampa Bay. (2:45 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park will once again turn into the city's biggest biergarten for the 12th annual Oktoberfest Tampa this fall. Tickets are available to purchase online now. (Creative Loafing Tampa)
• Keep Tampa Bay Beautiful is hosting a “After the 4th” cleanup across the city to help keep Tampa clean from litter after Independence Day. (That's So Tampa)
• Local bicycle riding advocates say 2022 is off to a deadly start in Hillsborough County. According to Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles data, between January 1 and May 8 of 2022, eight cyclists have died along roadways across the county. (ABC Action News)
• The Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council will host the Resilient Ready Tampa Bay Symposium on June 23 from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. at the Tampa River Center. The Symposium will showcase innovative design concepts, strategies, and resources developed in collaboration with staff at the cities of Tampa, St. Pete Beach and Oldsmar. (Tampa Bay Newswire)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Thursday. I'll catch up with you bright and early tomorrow with 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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