🌱 Tampa's First AAPI Heritage Festival Today + Largo Mold Infestation

Up and at 'em, Tampa! It's Saturday, so let's get you started with everything you need to know going on today in Tampa.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and beautiful. High: 87 Low: 71.

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Here are the top five stories in Tampa today:

1. CITY Furniture operates showrooms across Florida and is currently building out a 1 million square-foot distribution center and showroom in Plant City. The new complex is a $125-million-plus project that will include a showroom with a café that will serve craft beer, wine, and flavored coffees, according to a release. (That's So Tampa)

2. The Tampa Park Apartments is at the center of a lawsuit involving the property's sale to Ybor City real estate investor Darryl Shaw for $28.5 million. The International Longshoremen’s Association Local 1402 union filed a lawsuit against Lily White in Hillsborough County Circuit Court, alleging Lily White brokered the deal with Shaw without the union’s input. (Subscription: Tampa Bay Times)

3. City of Tampa will start a new tradition with the Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Festival today. Running from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Water Works Park. The festival will feature cultural performances, information-resource tables, food trucks and more. (Creative Loafing Tampa)

4. Silverstein Properties has announced an acquisition of a 34,000-square-foot site in Tampa. Located at 505 East Tyler Street in Downtown Tampa, the three-quarter-acre site is intended to be developed into a residential tower that will include 430 residential rental apartments, approximately 15,000 square feet of retail and a 600-space parking garage. (That's So Tampa)

5. A mold infested rental in Largo forced a mother and her two children looking for a new life to abandon their furniture, toys and home. Florida lacks mold protections for rental properties. The victims says she has hired a lawyer, but has not filed suit. (ABC Action News)

Today in Tampa:

• Bans Off Our Bodies Tampa Bay Rally at Joe Chillura Courthouse Square. (11 a.m.)
• Celebrating Asian American And Pacific Island Heritage Month at Water Works Park. (11 a.m.)
• Tampa Bay Walking Tours at Tampa Bay History Center. (10 a.m.)
• Jauz "Off the Deep End" Tour at WTR Pool. (noon)
• Second Saturday at Big Easy Ybor City (1 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• The Tampa Bay Bucs 2022 pre-season and regular game season schedule has been released. The Bucs will start the season in Germany. (Tampa Patch)
• Tampa will kick-off Pride Month with a “Love Is Love” community wedding. Organized by Hillsborough County Clerk of Court and Comptroller Cindy Stuart, the event will take place at 10 a.m. on Thursday, June 2 at the Joe Chillura Courthouse Square. (Creative Loafing Tampa)
• The city of Tampa will launch its newest Crosswalks to Classrooms project at Robinson High School today from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (Tampa Patch)
• Kendrick Lamar is bringing his world tour to Amalie Arena in Tampa on Wednesday, July 27. (That's So Tampa)

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You're officially in the loop for today. See you all tomorrow morning for another update!

— 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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