🌱 WWE Raw Returning To Tampa + Tampa Bay Margarita Festival

Happy Sunday, neighbors! Let's get you all caught up to start today off on an informed note.

First, today's weather:

Breezy in the afternoon. High: 87 Low: 68.

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Here are the top five stories in Tampa today:

1. CareerSource Tampa Bay (CSTB) will be hosting an in-person Recruitment Event on Tuesday, May 17, from noon to 3:00 p.m. at CSTB’s Tampa Center, located at 9215 North Florida Ave., Tampa. Employers attending include Spectrum, T-Mobile, JMI Resource, Penske, and several others. These Hillsborough County businesses have more than 400 open positions they are looking to fill at the event. (Tampa Bay Newswire)

2. SPCA Tampa Bay, located at 9099 130th Ave. N, Largo, will waive adoption fees during its Pocket Pet Palooza from now through Sunday, May 15, for certain pocket pets. The majority of pocket pets, such as small birds, rabbits and guinea pigs can be adopted without a fee from the SPCA Tampa Bay. (Tampa Patch)

3. World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) announced on Friday that WWE Raw will return to Amalie Arena in Tampa. WWE is scheduled to have more than 30 live events across the country as part of its 2022 summer tour. The event will be at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, July 18. Tickets will go on sale via Ticketmaster at 10 a.m. Friday, May 13. Prices range from $20-$120. (WTSP)

4. Atwater's Cafeteria is looking for someone to open their own restaurant out of the historic 4,000 square-foot building at 895 22nd Ave. S. St. Pete. The space as been empty since January 2021 and will have to undergo a few renovations before it will be ready for its first new tenant since 1977. (Creative Loafing Tampa)

5. The massive Tampa Bay Margarita Festival will return May 28. It is Florida's largest celebration of margaritas and live music. This year, in addition to tons of amazing drinks, several legendary acts will take the stage at Julian B. Lane Riverfront Park. Performers include Lynyrd Skynyrd and The Village People. (That's So Tampa)

Today in Tampa:

• Yoga On the Lawn at Armature Works. (9:30 AM)
• Mother’s Day Brunch at Rivers Edge Restaurant. (10:00 AM)
• Mother's Day Brunch at Centro Asturiano De Tampa. (11:00 AM)
• Mother's Day Brunch at Floridan Hotel. (11:00 AM)
• Pied Piper Presents XOXO Carnival at Armature Works. (4:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Update: Tampa Homicide Investigation Detectives believe the young female found in the 100 block of W. Floribraska Ave. this morning is 14yo Temple Terrace runaway, Nilexia B. Alexander. (Facebook)
• City of Tampa's Human Resources Department is looking for a HRMS Supervisor. Qualifications include: bachelor's in public or business administration, human resources or related field and 5 years of administrative experience in the area of HRMS processing. (Twitter)
• Positivity rates hit double-digits in the Tampa Bay area. The region recorded more than 5,000 cases in the past week. (Subscription: Tampa Bay Times)

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• Dunedin Rotary Triathlon (May 22)
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Alrighty, you're all caught up for today! See you all tomorrow morning for your next 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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