Tampa Beach Bacteria Advisory + Florida Labor Stats + Clearwater Football Field Named

Get on up, Tampa! Let's get you started this Sunday with everything you need to know going on today in town.

In this issue, you'll learn about changes to entrance policies at local music events, a local couple opening their home as a museum, a football field named after an educator, a look at labor statistics in Florida, and more. Now, let's get started.

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First, today's weather:

Humid and partly cloudy throughout the day. High: 89 Low: 76.

Here are the top stories today in Tampa:

1. Gasparilla Music Festival has announced that it will require proof of COVID-19 vaccination to attend the event or a negative COVID-19 test. The announcement comes after giant Live Nation made a similar move for upcoming concerts. The festival will be held October 1st to October 3rd at Curtis Hixon Park. (Creative Loafing Tampa)

2. A Lutz couple where Tim Burton’s classic “Edward Scissorhands” was filmed is opening their home as a museum with screenings for small groups to come when cooler weather arrives. They are collecting paintings and Johnny Depp autographs to expand the museum. (WFLA)

3. As Labor Day 2021 approached, Florida was ranked 24th in the nation for unemployment, according to WalletHub. Florida's unemployment rate is 5.1%, down from the nationwide rate of 5.4%. There are currently 545,000 jobs posted online in Florida. The labor force in Florida was up 83,000 over the month, bringing the July 2021 total up to 10,479,000. (Tampa Patch)

4. Clearwater High School is naming its football field after longtime athletic director Katherine Biddle who is battling stage-four breast cancer. She has taught at the school since 1978 and is the first woman to have a football field named after her. (Fox 13 Tampa)

5. A health advisory has been issued for Bahia, Ben T. Davis, Davis Islands, Cypress Point, E.G. Simmons and Picnic Island beaches due to high bacteria levels. The Florida Department of Health in Hillsborough County made the announcement on Thursday. Swimming in those locations is not recommended, due to high levels of enterococci bacteria. (Bay News 9)

Today in Tampa:

• Hyde Park Village Fresh Market. (10:00 AM)
• Yoga in the Park at Julian B Lane Riverfront Park. (10:30 AM)
• Pool Party Sunday Labor Day Weekend Edition with Sam Feldt at WTR Grill. (12:00 PM)
• Live Music at Lunch: Kevin Coralee - Keel Farms. (12:30 PM)
• Minnesota Twins at Tampa Bay Rays. (1:10 PM)

Tampa Patch Notebook

• Tampa Bay Buccaneers: "Our players dropped some knowledge during this Krewe Member event Watch here bccn.rs/3kPv8Sd" (Facebook)
• Tampa General Hospital: "More and more children are visiting our hospital with COVID. Watch the unfiltered stories from inside the TGH Children's Medical Center. See them. Hear them. Support them. Do your part. Get vaccinated today. #WeAreTGH #Coronavirus #COVID19" (Facebook)
• City of Tampa: "We are proud to launch TPA-WRX, a new online resource to help job seekers get access to open positions, job training, apprenticeships, childcare, and more. This is just one initiative created by Mayor Jane Castor as a part of Transformin..." (Facebook)
• Humane Society of Tampa Bay: "Labor Day SALE We've discounted almost every item on our online store up to 60% off! This is our largest sale yet, don't miss out! No promotion code needed. Shop now: https://hstbstore.com/labor-da... Shop guilt free! Proc..." (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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