🌱 Tampa City Council Blocks Police Review + Savor St. Pete Food Fest

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• 👩‍🍳 Savor St. Pete is coming this weekend and will feature local chefs, restaurants, and breweries from around the Tampa Bay area. Use promo code CARLOSEATS for $15 off a general admission ticket.
• 🚓 Tampa City Council on Tuesday blocked an attempt to allow the public to decide on subpoena power for the Police Citizen Review Board despite pleas from the Florida ACLU.
• 🗲 The Tampa Bay Lightning managed a 4-3 victory against the Ottawa Senators.

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Here are the top stories today in Tampa:

1. Tampa police are seeking help from the community in finding the Seminole Heights robber who shot and killed a dachshund while attempting to rob the pet's owner Friday night on West Powhatan Avenue. A police artist has formed a sketch based on the description on a description of the robber provided by the victim. (Tampa Patch)

2. Savor St. Pete is returning to downtown St. Petersburg this weekend from Nov. 5-6 at North Straub Park. The food festival will feature local chefs, restaurants, breweries, and more. Tickets, which include food, wine, and beer samples, are available now. Volunteers are still being sought for those interested. (ABC Action News)

3. Tampa City Council voted against allowing the public to decide on subpoena power for its Police Citizen Review Board (CRB) on Tuesday. A separate measure to allow the board to have its own independent lawyer advanced. During the meeting, Tampa City Council members claimed they were lobbied by Tampa Police Chief Mary O'Connor and Senior Assistant City Attorney Megan Newcomb to not allow voters to decide. (Creative Loafing Tampa, Fox 13 Tampa)

4. The Tampa Bay Lightning managed a 4-3 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday night. The Bolts defenseman Victor Hedman came was scratched from the game due to an undisclosed upper-body injury. (Fox 13 Tampa, ESPN)

5. Police said a 16-year-old boy has been arrested in connection to a shooting that left a man dead in Brandon. The incident happened on Tuesday evening in the area of Westbrook Avenue and Harmony Lane, according to Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. (WFLA)

Today in Tampa:

• State Of the Base: Featuring Col Bingham at University Club of Tampa. (7:30 a.m.)
• Paws For Literacy at Humane Society of Tampa Bay. (2:45 p.m.)
• Greater Hillsborough County Fair. (5 p.m.)
• Rock The Park at Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park. (6:30 p.m.)
• Oso Oso at The Orpheum. (7 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• City of Tampa has been selected by the Department of Justice (DOJ) for a $1.5 million Community Violence Intervention and Prevention Grant, which will allow Tampa Police Department to implement programs and expand community partnerships centered around violence intervention. (City of Tampa)
• City of Tampa shared: "WalletHub ranked Tampa as one of the top 5 Cities in the U.S. for Veterans to Live. We are proud to be a military town." (City of Tampa via Facebook)
• Hillsborough County Public Schools shared: "The Annual Magnet and Career and Technical Education Expo is coming to ZooTampa at Lowry Park this Thursday, Nov. 3, from 3-7 p.m." (Hillsborough County Public Schools via Facebook)

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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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