🌱 Pasco County Schools Cheating Scandal + Tampa Makes Beer List

Hello all. I'm back with your fresh edition of the Tampa Daily, fresh off the presses. Here's a quick look at what's happening in town:

• 🏫 3 Pasco Co. teachers were arrested and thousands of certifications invalidated in a long-running cheating scandal at Hudson High School.
• ⚾ Tampa Bay Rays reliever Brooks Raley will miss the Toronto series due to being unvaccinated.
• 📹 A Tampa man is accused of filming people in the bathrooms at St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport.

Today is National Video Games Day. Tampa is home to a number of video game bars including the Lowry Parcade in Seminole Heights.

First, today's weather:

An afternoon t-storm or two. High: 86 Low: 77.

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Here are the top five stories in Tampa today:

1. Three former Pasco County teachers have been arrested and thousands of student agricultural certifications have been invalidated following a multi-year cheating scandal at Hudson High School. FDLE agents found none of the mandatory requirements were followed at the school. Students were allowed to use "study guides" to cheat during the certification exams. (Fox 13 Tampa)

2. HomeToGo, a vacation rental platform, has named the city of Tampa on the "Beer Lovers Index" based on the number of brewpubs, breweries and top-rated bars in town. It also analyzes the average prices of beer and the median cost of nightly accommodations for travelers hoping to spend a few nights in the city. (WFLA)

3. Fishhawk 12-year-old Colton King was been diagnosed with acute lymphblastic leukemia nearly a month and this week, the King family discovered Colton's 16-year-old sister is a perfect match for a bone marrow transplant. The family is thankful for the support of the community as he is treated. (WTSP)

4. Tampa Bay Rays reliever Brooks Raley will miss the team's five-game, four-day series at Toronto because players must be vaccinated against COVID-19 to enter Canada. Raley will lose $93,407 of his $4.25 million salary during the series. (ABC Action News)

5. Tampa man, 46-year-old Michel Fernandez Fuentes, is accused of using his cell phone to record people, including a minor, in the bathroom stalls at St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport. He is facing two charges of video voyeurism in connection with the incidents. (Subscription: Tampa Bay Times, Free: Fox 13 Tampa)

Today in Tampa:

• Trial For 14 year Old Andrew Joseph III at Sam M. Gibbons Federal Courthouse. (9 a.m.)
• Tampa Bay Job & Career Fair at The Coliseum. (10 a.m.)
• Mahjong at Temple Terrace Public Library. (4 p.m.)
• Friends Of The Seminole Heights Library Meeting. (6 p.m.)
• Mayweather Boxing HIIT Class at Armature Works. (6 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Former Tampa Bay Lightning star Ondřej Palát is selling his Davis Islands home for $7.5 million. He is headed to a new team. (Creative Loafing Tampa)
• The Florida Orchestra is bringing back Pops in the Park to River Tower Park on Sunday, October 2. The outdoor event in its 30th year is free to attend, open to the public, and begins at 7:30 p.m. (That's So Tampa)
• PRSA is meeting September 29 to go behind the scenes and learn how Clearwater Marine Aquarium handled crisis communications after the loss of the beloved Winter the Dolphin. (PRSA Tampa Bay)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Monday! I'll be in your inbox tomorrow morning with your next 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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