🌱 USF Brewing Diversity Scholarship + Bryan Glazer Family Celebrates 5 Years

Happy Thursday, neighbors! Here are the most important things going on around town today.

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First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and nice. High: 75 Low: 59.

Here are the top stories in Tampa today:

1. The Bryan Glazer Family Jewish Community Center is celebrating its 5th birthday from now until December 8th. Upcoming events include a Jewish Heritage Night with the Tampa Bay Lightning at Amalie Arena, Tampa Multicultural Café, South of Kennedy concert, and more. (Tampa Patch)

2. A person in California became the first in the United States to have an identified case of the COVID-19 omicron variant, the White House announced Wednesday. Dr. Fauci said the person was vaccinated but had not received a booster shot and was experiencing “mild symptoms." There has been no news about the variant being present in Florida. (WFLA)

3. The USF Brewing Arts program has teamed up with beer giant Yuengling to enhance beer industry diversity. Applications are now open for a $5,000 Diversity in Brewing Scholarship. The award will be given to an individual from a traditionally underrepresented community and cover the cost of tuition for USF St. Pete’s Brewing Arts Certificate program for the upcoming spring semester. (thetampabay100.com)

4. An effort by Florida Republicans to make Florida's school board races partisan contests advanced in the state Senate this week. Democrats are concerned about the partisan push after school board members suffered from angry attacks at school board meetings this year. (Florida Politics)

5. The 2021 Florida Legislature designated State Road 60 from Philip Lee Blvd. to I-75 as Sergeant Brian LaVigne Rd. in honor of the fallen sergeant who was killed in the line of duty on January 11th. Lavigne had one more day of work before retiring after 30 years when a fleeing suspect crashed into the driver's side of his cruiser and killed him. (Osprey Observer)

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Today in Tampa:

• Tampa City Council Regular Meeting at Old City Hall. (9:00 AM)
• ArtSchooled at the Bryan Glazer Family JCC. (1:00 PM)
• Winter Shimmering Lights. (6:30 PM)
• Midtown Tampa Sunset Market. (6:00 PM)
• Tampa Bay Lightning vs. St. Louis Blues at Amalie Arena. (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Humane Society of Tampa Bay: "...this mother and her babies could have died! 🐶🐾 Meet Luna and her 7 Christmas Miracles! 🎄 This brave 3-year-old Border Collie Mix was recently abandoned in a field with her week-old babies scared, hungry and on the brink of death...." (Facebook)
• Tampa International Airport: "We're proud to announce that we've recently enhanced our services for guests with disabilities including an electric wheelchair service pilot and the Sunflower Lanyard program." (Facebook)
• ZooTampa at Lowry Park: "Thanks to your generosity, we raised more than $13,000 on #GivingZOOday! If you missed the chance to participate, you can still make a contribution at zootampa.org/givingzooday We’d also like to thank the Lowry Murphey Family Foundatio..." (Facebook)
• TAMPA Downtown Magazine: "Congratulations to @lasegundabakery for being voted by our readers as the Best Cuban Sandwich in the 2022 Best Restaurants issue. Check out our December issue for the full list of winners" (Instagram)
• Tampa Theatre: "🎁 New 95th Anniversary Ornament (that makes the perfect stocking stuffer!)  Commemorate the majestic movie palace's milestone with a beautiful, limited edition 95th Anniversary Tampa Theatre Blade Sign ornament! These etched brass o..." (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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