🌱 Tampa Explores Water Options + Trellis Brewpub Opening Soon + Sundial Sale

Good morning, people of Tampa! Carlos Hernandez here with your brand-new copy of the Tampa Daily. Grab your coffee and let's get started.

First, today's weather:

Humid with plenty of sun. High: 79 Low: 61.

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Here are the top five stories today in Tampa:

1. Tampa City Council is exploring PURE project options and what to do with wastewater dumped in the bay daily and the solutions are neither easy nor cheap. A new Florida state law says the city has 10 years to find somewhere other than the bay to dump 50 million gallons of wastewater a day and water levels are nearly unsustainable in Tampa. (Florida Politics)

2. A Pinellas County health care worker was arrested Tuesday after police said she used a patient’s credit card information to make hundreds of dollars worth in purchases. Police say 32-year-old Porchea Woods was working as a contractor with Gale Healthcare Solutions LLC at Apollo Health. (WFLA)

3. Trellis Brewpub will open at 1910 East 7th Avenue Ybor City in just a few months. It is the latest project from Joel Bigham after his departure from Sparkman Wharf. Bigham is planning a summer 2022 opening. (Creative Loafing Tampa)

4. Bill Edwards, the decade-long owner of downtown St. Petersburg's Sundial, is looking to sell the shopping mall, according to city documents. Dozens of shops and restaurants could be impacted. PV-Pelican Walk LLC plans to close on the property by mid-February. (WTSP)

5. The Tampa Bay United Soccer Club (TBU) was formally recognized by the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners this month. TBU has achieved more than 330 NCAA commitments in the last decade. The club is the largest youth soccer organization in Tampa Bay and operates the region's soccer program for kids of all ages and abilities. (Tampa Patch)

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Today in Tampa:

• Café Con Tampa: Warren Buffett Tribute - In His Words. Bob Miles, International Keynote Speaker & Author at Oxford Exchange. (8:00 AM)
• OLLI-USF Free Friday Lecture: Hitler After Landsberg. Virtual. (12:15 PM)
• Cirque de L'Imagination To Benefit Glazer Children's Museum. (7:00 PM)
• Diary of Anne Frank at Stageworks. (8:00 PM)
• Spitfire Headline Series: MTV's John Jacobs. (9:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• The Tampa Bay Buccaneers Foundation announced that applications are open for the Buccaneers Girls in Football Scholarship. (ABC Action News)
• Registration is now open for Patel Conservatory dance, music and theater summer camps and classes, which begin the week of May 31st. Dozens of camps and classes are offered for students of all ages and experience levels. (Tampa Bay Newswire)
• Join City of Tampa on Friday, February 4th at noon for an Italian flag raising ceremony at City Hall to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Tampa's Sister Cities agreement with the City of Agrigento in Sicily. (Facebook)
• The City of Tampa will host 2 public information meetings on the newly-adopted noise ordinance on February 15 and March 15th. City officials will provide an overview of the recent changes, followed by a Q&A. (Facebook)
• Shop your local favorites at Midtown Tampa's upcoming Sunset Market. The fun is happening under the stars this Thursday, February 3rd from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. (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.