🌱 Seminole Heights Armed Robbery Leaves Pet Dead + Royal Swan Sale

Hello again, friends! It's me, Carlos Hernandez, your host of the Tampa Daily. Keep reading to find out everything you need to know about what's going on in town, including updates on:

• 🚑 A Seminole Heights man who lost his pet to an armed robber on Friday night.
• 🍨 A new booze ice cream shop is opening soon in Tampa's WestShore neighborhood.
• 🦢 28 of Lakeland's royal swans went up for sale on Friday.

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Here are the top stories in Tampa today:

1. A family's pet was shot and later died following an armed robbery of a man who was walking his two dachshunds in Seminole Heights on Friday night. The incident happened in the 2600 block of West Powhatan Avenue. Anyone with information is asked to contact authorities. (Tampa Patch)

2. Buzzed Bull Creamery, a new boozy ice-cream concept, is opening up its first Florida location on Tuesday, Nov. 1 in Tampa's WestShore neighborhood at 5220 Bridge St. The shop will feature at least 30 nitrogen-infused flavors that will have at least 5% ABV. Mixing ice cream and booze is a fairly new trend. (Creative Loafing Tampa)

3. 28 of Lakeland's royal swans were put up for sale Friday. People who purchased a swan were required to prove that they have a predator-free environment for the animals with an appropriate water source. (ABC Action News)

4. The University of Tampa has renamed a building after the Publix Jenkins family. Howard and Patricia Jenkins gave a "generous" donation for an undisclosed amount for student learning in topics of health and technology, according to UT. (Subscription: Tampa Bay Business Journal)

5. A 38-seat theater called Screen Door Microcinema is now open in Ybor City. The theater features two 35mm projectors and tickets are now available to showings. (Creative Loafing Tampa)

Today in Tampa:

• Sunshine Sunday at Glazer Children's Museum. (10 a.m.)
• Grunge Brunch at Shuffle Tampa. (noon)
• Haya Pool Latin Sunday at Hotel Haya. (1 p.m.)
• Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 1 at The University Of Tampa College Of Arts And Letters. (3 p.m.)
• Night At The Museum at Tampa Bay History Center. (4 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Crumbl Cookies is expanding to South Tampa across from Plant High School with a planned opening on Nov. 11. Cookie recipes rotate weekly. Crumbl first opened in Logan, Utah in 2017. (That's So Tampa)
• Tampa Bay Buccaneers shared: "Congrats to Calvary Christian High School's Reggie Crume for winning Coach of the Week! Winners receive a $2,000 grant from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Foundation to help maintain and upgrade their football program." (Tampa Bay Buccaneers via Facebook)
• The University of Tampa shared: "Rev. Morris E. Hintzman, president of Metropolitan Ministries, will receive the Tampa Bay Ethics Award from the Center for Ethics at The University of Tampa at a breakfast and ceremony on Thursday, Nov. 3." (The University of Tampa via Facebook)
• City of Tampa shared: "City of Tampa's T & I Department is looking for a Network Engineer- Systems Administration that can utilize remote monitoring tools to accurately diagnose and correct network problems or performance degradation." (City of Tampa via 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.

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