St. Pete Museum Opening + Free Fries at Checker's + Tampa Job Seekers Hub

Happy Labor Day Tampa! Here's everything you need to know going on in town today.

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First, today's weather:

Humid and partly cloudy throughout the day. High: 88 Low: 77.

Here are the top stories today in Tampa:

1. St. Pete’s Museum of the American Arts & Crafts Movement opens this week on Tuesday, September 7th after nearly 4 years of delays. The museum houses items from Rudy Ciccarello’s private collection of over 2,000 American arts and crafts items. (Creative Loafing Tampa)

2. Polk County commissioners are set to vote Tuesday on whether or not to send a letter to Governor DeSantis that would ask him to make drugs, such as ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine, widely available to residents. Polk Commissioner Bill Braswell says he took ivermectin, the prescription for humans, for nine months until he was vaccinated in March. Health officials, including the FDA, have warned that treatments such as ivermectin are not approved for COVID-19 patients. (WFLA)

3. Checkers & Rally's is giving away free large fries to anyone who presents a coupon from FryGiveaway.com today for Labor Day. it also invites everyone to nominate the most hardworking person they know for the chance to win $100 in Checkers & Rally's Rewards for their nominee and themselves. (Tampa Patch)

4. A local bodybuilder, Mark Metzger, is on the road to recovery after experiencing temporary organ failure from COVID-19. Metzger was unvaccinated when hospitalized and regrets not getting the COVID-19 vaccine sooner. He hopes his family's story will inspire others to take action against the virus. (WTSP)

5. City of Tampa has launched a new website that it hopes will bring workers, employers, and resources into one hub. The new hub is called TPA-WRX. Tampa’s unemployment rate in July was 4.7%, but not quite where it was pre-pandemic at 3%. The city plans to do more to help job seekers and businesses connect. (ABC Action News)

Today in Tampa:

• Labor Day Ice Cream Run at St. Pete Running Company. (7:30 AM)
• Silent Savage Labor Day Party at Whiskey North. Silent Disco. Each attendee will receive a pair of headphones that they can use to switch between stations for Hip-Hop, R&B, and International Sounds. (1:00 PM)
• Labor Day Pool Party with DJ Brianna at Hollander Hotel St. Petersburg. (1:00 PM)
• Red White and Blue Labor Day Tree Sale and Family Fun. Enjoy grilled burgers and hot dogs as well as a farm tour. (1:30 PM)
• Yoga at the Park at Water Works Park. (6:00 PM)

Tampa Patch Notebook

• City of Tampa: "Thinking out loud here... who's ready for the NFL #Kickoff2021 on September 9th right here in Tampa? Don't miss a special FREE performance by Ed Sheeran at Julian B Lane Riverfront Park. The OnePass app will be required to attend..." (Facebook)
• Visit Tampa Bay: "The FREE TECO Streetcar... The easiest way to explore everything from Tampa's Downtown to Ybor City this #LaborDayWeekend." (Facebook)
• Tampa Theatre: "ICYMI: On sale now! Taylor Tomlinson, one of the blowing-up-est young comedians in the biz right now, lands on Tampa Theatre's historic stage on Saturday, September 25! Details and tix: https://tampatheatre.org/live/taylor-tomlinson-deal..." (Facebook)
• South Tampa Chamber of Commerce: "COMMUNITY NEWS: According to Forbes, Tampa is the top emerging tech city in the U.S. Read the Tampa Bay Business Journal article here: https://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/news/2021/08/26/forbes-tampa-is-the-top-emerging-tech-city.html..." (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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