🌱 Tacos Las Californias Milestone + Oxford Exchange Makes Best Brunch List

Good morning, people of Tampa! Carlos Hernandez here with the Sunday edition of the Tampa Daily.

First, today's weather:

Mostly cloudy with a shower. High: 82 Low: 65.

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Here are the top stories in Tampa today:

1. The federal government is investigating the death of a Tampa Bay man killed in an industrial accident at CEMEX, a global building materials company with nearly two dozen locations locally. (WFLA)

2. The parents of Brian Laundrie have filed a court petition seeking access to their son's estate. Laundrie's assets are listed as $20,000 in Bank of America checking/savings accounts. Sarasota attorney William Galarza is listed as representing the Laundries in their bid to take over their son's estate. (Sarasota Patch)

3. Tacos Las Californias is celebrating a new milestone in its business after booming during the pandemic and opening its first brick-and-mortar location at 5635 Memorial Highway. The new location will add homemade ice cream and paletas. (Fox 13 Tampa)

4. University of South Florida (USF) announced Monday that the school’s annual economic impact increased to $6.02 billion, according to the fiscal year 2019-20 data. USF supports more than 68,500 jobs in USF-related direct spending. (WUSF)

5. The Oxford Exchange has been named one of the best brunch spots in the United States by TripAdvisor. Patrons will find popular food and drink items on the menu such as French toast, smoked salmon dip, and stone ground yellow grits. (That's So Tampa)

Today in Tampa:

• Second Sunday Art Walk And Vendor Fair At Armature Works. (11:00 AM)
• Jingle Bell Bazaar At Centennial Park. (12:00 PM)
• Joyful Sundays $5 At Imagine Museum: Contemporary Glass Art. (12:00 PM)
• Holiday Open House At Studio 131. (1:00 PM)
• Frameworks' Tampa Oyster Fest 2021 At Tabellas At Delaney Creek. (2:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Tampa Bay Lightning: "Join us in spreading some holiday cheer! 🎁 We're accepting donations of new, unwrapped toys at both of our home games next week to help children in need." (Facebook)
• City of Tampa: "Shiver me timbers! Those pesky Gasparilla pirates are up to their old tricks! ☠️" (Facebook)
• Tampa Pride: "Tampa Pride 2022 Grand Marshal nominations are OPEN NOW! Nominations for the following categories are open now, through Dec. 31: Community Leader, Business, Couple and Trailblazer. Head over to TampaPride.org/Nomination to tell us who you ..." (Facebook)
• Midtown Tampa: "Join us for LIVE music in Midtown Commons tomorrow night from 6-9 pm! Featuring Jarrod Barefoot." (Facebook)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Tampa Palms 2: "Just received confirmation that our neighbor moved out two weeks ago and left her cats behind. I’ve been feeding them for months because they were very thin. Would love to take them but already have a bonded pair. The black cat is a ..." (Nextdoor)

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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.