🌱 Senior MacDill Airman Charged With Murder + Rays Respond To Lawsuit

Hello and happy Sunday. I'm back in your inbox this summer morning to walk you through the most important things happening in town. Here goes.

First, today's weather:

A morning t-shower in spots. High: 89 Low: 79.

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Here are the top five stories today in Tampa:

1. Hillsborough County animal control officials are reminding residents to check the background of pet-sitters the same way they would check potential baby-sitters before booking them. The reminder comes after last week's arrest of a Tampa resident who ran a pet-sitting service, according to a news release from the Hillsborough County Pet Resource Center. (Tampa Patch)

2. A Wisconsin man visiting family in Tarpon Springs was reported missing Friday evening. Raynor William Stehno, 21, was last seen at Pinellas Safe Harbor, which is a homeless shelter in Clearwater. (WFLA)

3. A senior airman from MacDill Air Force Base, 25-year-old Jarred Deon White, has been charged with second-degree murder after an argument inside a bar along South Howard Avenue led to a deadly shooting early Friday morning, police said. Authorities were called to the scene near MacDinton's. (Fox 13)

4. The Tampa Bay Rays said the latest lawsuit filed by a group of limited partners who accuse Stuart Sternberg of wrongfully taking control of the team is a continuation of a "meritless and relentless campaign" against the club and its principal owner. Similar lawsuits were filed by the limited partners in May 2021 and February 2022. (ABC Action News)

5. Tampa police are searching for a man who robbed a gas station at 5035 Fowler Avenue at gunpoint on Friday. According to a Tampa police news release, at 12:32 a.m., a man walked into the Chevron gas station, pulled out a handgun, pointed it at the clerk and demanded money. (Tampa Patch)

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Today in Tampa:

• Yoga On the Lawn at Armature Works. (9:30 a.m.)
• Second Sunday Art Walk And Vendor Fair at Armature Works. (11 a.m.)
• Brooksville PDQ Grand Opening. (11 a.m.)
• Morgan Page | Pool Party Sundays at WTR Pool. (noon)
• RuPaul's Drag Race Werq The World Tour 2022 at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa. (8 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• The Summer Rum and Seafood Festival will take place August 27 at Tampa Premium Outlets, located at 2300 Grand Cypress Drive. Local distilleries from across Central Florida will be on hand with cocktails and spirit samples. Visitors will get to witness crab races and see live mermaids, among other attractions. (That's So Tampa)
• EDGE Eatery food hall is hosting its its grand opening on Friday, July 15 at 1572 Central Avenue in downtown St. Pete, on the ground floor of the Fusion 1560 luxury apartment building. (Creative Loafing Tampa)
• CREW Tampa Bay is hosting its 2022 Summer Social and Mid-Year Member Recruitment Event on Tuesday, July 26 from 4:30 to 7 p.m. at Port Tampa Bay Cruise Terminal 2. CREW Tampa Bay is the leading organization for women in the Tampa Bay commercial real estate industry. (Tampa Bay Newswire)
• The Pizza Skiff is delivering hot pizza to Tampa beaches via boat delivery. The pizza delivery concept was first announced back in March and is run by Madison Avenue Pizza owner Sean Ferraro. (That's So Tampa)

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

— 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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