🌱 ROOST Apartment Hotel Water Street Open + Tampa Gas Prices Falling

Hello, hello! It's me, Carlos Hernandez, your host of the Tampa Daily. Follow along for the most important things going on around town...

First, today's weather:

A t-storm around in the p.m.. High: 90 Low: 80.

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Here are the top five stories in Tampa today:

1. Tampa Police said a person is in custody after a deadly hit-and-run involving a bicyclist on Sunday night. Joel Weaver, 27, admitted to being the driver of the vehicle involved and said he knowingly left the scene after hitting the 61-year-old victim. (Tampa Patch, ABC Action News)

2. The Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library reported more than one million digital checkouts during the first half of 2022, an increase of 8% from its previous record in the first half of 2020. From January 1 to June 15, library patrons borrowed a record 1,053,805 eBooks, audiobooks and digital magazines. (Tampa Patch)

3. Hillsborough County School District is launching a series of community conversations to talk about a proposed millage or increased property tax on the August ballot. The conversations will happen from July 12 to August 2 as the county seeks to address a school funding gap. (ABC Action News)

4. The average price around the Tampa Bay area was $4.36 on Sunday, according to data collected from Gasbuddy. The price for a regular gallon of gasoline dropped approximately 55 cents since reaching an all-time high on June 11. (WFLA)

5. ROOST Apartment Hotel, a boutique hotel with apartment-style living, is open in the Water Street Tampa district. The property features a rooftop pool deck with cabanas, outdoor kitchens, an indoor-outdoor bar, an entertainment lawn and more. (That's So Tampa)

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Today in Tampa:

• Bella Prana Yoga at Armature Works. (9 a.m.)
• Gallery On The Avenue Presents: The Facets Of Women By Brenda Bohannon at Robert W. Saunders, Sr. Branch Library. (10 a.m.)
• Tampa General Hospital Hiring Event at Raymond James Stadium. (11 a.m.)
• School Board Meeting - Tentative Budget at Hillsborough County School District. (4 p.m.)
• OE Book Club | Family Happiness at Oxford Exchange. (6:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• The Tampa Bay Beaches Chamber of Commerce will host the Taste of the Beaches this October. It will run October 8 to October 14 at participating restaurants. A portion of the proceeds will benefit PARC Center for Disabilities. (Tampa Bay Newswire)
• Reba McEntire's "Reba: Live In Concert" tour will be coming to Tampa at Amalie Arena on Friday, November 11 at 7:30 p.m. Presale tickets go on-sale July 12 at 10 a.m. (Creative Loafing Tampa)
• A waterspout was seen and recorded near Tarpon Springs as storms moved through the Tampa Bay area on Monday. (ABC Action News)
• Head over to the Raymond James Stadium Job Fair on Saturday, July 16 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Positions will be available with Tampa Sports Authority, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Sportsplex Tampa Bay, Fanatics, and more. (Twitter)

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You're all caught up for today! I'll see you soon.

— 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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