What you need to know

• If approved, the amendment would add additional city-owned property to the museum’s lease.
• The Dalí’s plan includes building a 60,000 sqft expansion to the west to use for community and educational initiatives.
• The expansion would not cut into public access of the waterfront, according to the Tampa Bay Times.
• The institution would have to coexisit with the Mahaffey Theater and the St. Pete Grand Prix.
• Leaders estimate the new space would open in 2025.

Photo by the Dalí Museum

The projected cost

• The expansion is expected to cost $55 million.
• The Dalí will fund the project with corporate sponsorships, a $17.5 million capital grant from the Pinellas County Commission from hotel tax revenue, individual donations, and money from the museum’s expansion fund, according to the website.

How to vote 🗳️

• A Nightmare on Franklin Street: Ghosts of Tampa Theatre Tour | Fri., Oct. 14, Sat., Oct. 15, Mon., Oct. 17 | 3 p.m. | Tampa Theatre, 711 N. Franklin St., Tampa | $15 | Get spooked on this 45-minute tour featuring tales of horror from Tampa Theatre’s past.
• Chris Stapleton’s All-American Road Show | Fri., Oct. 14 | 7 p.m. | MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre, 4801 U.S. Highway 301 N., Tampa | $44.75 - $119.75 | Folksy, country artist Chris Stapleton is sure to wow with his moody ballads.
• Howl-O-Scream | Fri., Oct. 14 - Sun., Oct. 16 | 7 p.m. | Busch Gardens, 10165 N. McKinley Drive, Tampa | $34.99 - $179 | Unspeakable horror lives in every nook and cranny of the Busch Gardens theme park. You might even find ghouls and goblins sitting next to you on thrill rides.
• PARTY ON THE PLAZA | Fri., Oct. 14 | 7-11 p.m. | Mahaffey Theater, 400 First St. S, St. Petersburg | $25 | Bring a blanket or lawn chair, and enjoy a beautiful view of Tampa Bay with musical guest, OVATION.
• UnDead in the Water | Fri., Oct. 14 - Sat., Oct. 15 | 7:30-10:30 p.m. | Sparkman Wharf, 615 Channelside Drive, Tampa | $22 - $29 | The American Victory Ship has been rendered powerless after an electric surge in the Bermuda Triangle. Most of the crew is mysteriously dead and a cryptic female apparition calls to the survivors.

• BarrieHaus Oktoberfest | Sat., Oct. 15| 1-4 p.m. | BarrieHaus Beer Co. Biergarten, 1403 E Fifth Ave., Tampa | Dress in your German best, and come out for an afternoon or evening of beer stein hoisting, brat tossing, musical chairs, beer puppets, trivia, and live German music.
• Hispanic Heritage Gala | Sat., Oct. 15 | 6-10 p.m. | Aloft Tampa Midtown, 3650 Midtown Drive, Tampa | Join the Tampa Bay Latin Chamber to celebrate the rich Latino culture in Tampa Bay and honor Latino leaders for their accomplishments and service to the community.
• Tailgate Taste Fest | Sat., Oct. 15 | 3-10:30 p.m. | Curtis Hixon Park, 600 N. Ashley Drive, Tampa | Free | Local restaurants serve up tailgate foods in this competition with live music by local bands, corn hole tournament and college football viewing on huge video screens.

• Annual Seminole Heights Garden Tour | Sun., Oct. 16 | 11 a.m.-4 p.m. | Seminole Heights Branch Library, 4711 N Central Ave., Tampa | $25 | Spend an afternoon on a self-guided tour showcasing some of the best local private gardens.

• Devin White’s Get Live 45 Gala | Mon., Oct. 17 | 6:30-9:30 p.m. | McLaren Tampa Bay Showroom, 3255 Gandy Blvd N., Pinellas Park | $400 | Guests will have the opportunity to meet Devin and some of their favorite Buccaneers to take pictures and get autographs.

• 85º | Mostly sunny | 10% chance of rain

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• Yesterday, St. Pete City Council members voted 4-3 to select Brother John Muhammad for the vacant District 7 seat left earlier this year by Lisa Wheeler Bowman. District 7’s terrain includes parts of South St. Petersburg including Childs Park. (Florida Politics)
• Tampa Bay is still littered with a lot of Hurricane Ian storm debris. The City of Tampa has 30 crews working 7 days a week picking up piles of limbs, but warn the process could take up to two months. St. Petersburg also updated residents this week that 16 crews are working to clear debris as quickly as possible. 🌳

• Oh, we’re eating good this weekend. Lucky Tigre, Tampa’s first Filipino sari-sari counter opens Saturday. Located in South Tampa at 1101 S. Howard Ave. Ste B., the new spot will serve up beef bola dumplings, beef mami noodle soup, and more. (That’s So Tampa)
• Bring on the BBQ. Brooklyn-based Mighty Quinn’s is bringing fast casual burnt ends sandwiches, brontosaurus ribs, sweet corn fritters, and more to the Tampa Bay area. The new barbeque-lovers paradise opens at 202 N. Dale Mabry Highway on Sat., Oct. 22. 🍖 (Creative Loafing Tampa Bay)

• Lemme upgrade ya. The Phillies’ Clearwater spring training base is working on to get what could be a (wink wink) major $300 million makeover. The baseball club is developing plans for a state of the art training center with walk-in rehabilitation pools, tech-heavy batting cages, and more. (Tampa Bay Times)

• St. Pete’s own Eugenie Bondurant stars in the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s latest movie “Werewolf by Night.” The actress plays a monster hunter in the movie now streaming on Disney +. Read more about Eugenie here + meet the actress at La Luchaween 2022: A Spooky Evening of Music & Film on Oct. 29 at the Palladium. (Tampa Bay Times)

• The team at Buddy Brew brought provisions to those still reeling from Hurricane Ian. The Tampa Bay staple brought their coffee caravan down to Boca Grande earlier this week to serve the community hot coffee + treats at the Gasparilla Inn. ☕

• We’re a day closer to the opening of Bonnet Springs Park on Sat., Oct. 22. Located just minutes off I-4 in Lakeland (hey, LALoday 👋), it’s in the perfect spot to be Central Florida’s place of play.*

• Opening Reception: “The Female Gaze” on Fri., Oct. 14, from 7-10 p.m. at MIZE Gallery (689 Dr. MLK Jr St. N., St. Petersburg)
• Bright Spot Community Project “Wild Ride” from Fri., Oct. 14-Tues., Oct. 18, at St. PetersBark (3001 Central Ave., St. Petersburg)
• SHINE Grand Finale on Sat., Oct. 22, from 8-11 p.m. at Morean Workshop Space (2025 3rd Ave. S., St. Petersburg)